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The newest additions to the Panthéon des sports du Québec range from a builder who helped formulate the rules for hockey to a Hockey Hall of Famer to an Alouettes receiver who was part of three Grey Cup victories.

The names of the 14 additions to the Quebec Sports Hall of Fame were announced Tuesday at a news conference at the Olympic Stadium.

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Canadiens great Bob Gainey, former Canadiens coach Pat Burns and Alouettes receivers Ben Cahoon and Hal Patterson were the most recognizable names in the Class of 2017.

Gainey was a part of five Stanley Cup-winning teams as a player with the Canadiens and later served as the team’s coach and general manager. Gainey was known as a defensive stalwart and he was the inspiration for the Selke Trophy, which is awarded to the best defensive forward. He won the trophy the first four years it was awarded from 1978 to 1981 and he is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Burns was a three-time winner of the Jack Adams Trophy as NHL coach of the year while serving behind the bench of the Canadiens, Bruins and Maple Leafs. Burns, who succumbed to cancer in 2010, didn’t win the award for his work with the New Jersey Devils but did coach them to the Stanley Cup in 2003.