(MCT) — Former Chicago Blackhawks player and current TV analyst Eddie Olczyk has been inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.

Olczyk joined Mike Modano and Lou Lamoriello as inductees for the 2012 class that was announced Wednesday, joining 153 enshrined members in the Hall, which was founded in 1973. The museum is located in Eveleth, Minn.

"I couldn't be happier to go in with two people I know very, very well and people that I crossed paths with many nights both as an opponent but also as an ally and that's what makes it so great," Olczyk said.