Toronto, ON -- (Sports Network) - The 2009 Hockey Hall of Fame class, which features a star-studded cast of four players and one front office stalwart, was inducted Monday.

Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull, Brian Leetch and Luc Robitaille were the players inducted, while current New Jersey Devils CEO, president and general manager Lou Lamoriello was inducted in the "builder" category.

Yzerman, a 44-year-old who grew up in a suburb of Ottawa, played his entire NHL career for Detroit, leading the Red Wings to three Stanley Cup championships -- including the 2002 Cup, which he won with Hull and Robitaille. Yzerman retired as the sixth all-time leading points scorer in NHL history with 1,755.

A nine-time All-Star and winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy (1998) for best play in the postseason, "Stevie Y" as he was affectionately known, compiled 692 goals and 1,063 assists during his 22-year career. His best season came in 1988-89, when he recorded 65 goals and 90 assists. He has remained with the Red Wings in retirement, as he is currently their vice president.

"I need to thank the NHL for allowing me and all of the players to ply our trade," said Yzerman. "I was fortunate to play with some of the greatest players ever, as is witnessed by the other three I am sharing this night with. There have been some great players over the history of the league, and to be considered in the same class as those guys really humbles me."

Hull's induction places him alongside his father, Bobby, in the Hall. They are the only father-son combination in NHL history to each score 1,000 points. Brett, who is currently the executive vice president of the Dallas Stars, ended his career with 741 goals and 650 assists while playing for Calgary, St. Louis, Dallas, Detroit and Phoenix. He has a pair of Stanley Cup championships.

An eight-time All-Star, the 45-year-old Brett Hull was named the MVP of the league with the Hart Trophy in 1991, the year he notched an amazing 86 goals, which today stands as the third-most ever in a single season, only behind Wayne Gretzky (92 in 1981-82, 87 in 1983-84).

"It's a little overwhelming," said Hull. "I look over the other great honorees and have to see it's a bit intimidating to be standing here with them. When you guys were named in this class, they couldn't have picked any better."

Leetch was a two-time Norris Trophy winner as the league's top defenseman. He ended his career with 247 goals and 781 assists in 1,205 games playing mostly for the New York Rangers, although he finished his career in Boston (2005-06). Leetch also played for Toronto and was a fixture on the U.S. Olympic team, participating in three Winter Games. Last year, Leetch was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.

The most-noted team accomplishment for the 41-year-old Leetch came in 1994, when he helped the Rangers end a 54-year title drought with a Game 7 Stanley Cup win over Vancouver. He was named the winner of the Conn Smythe Award as the MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and is still the only American- born winner of the honor.

Leetch, the seventh-highest scoring defenseman in NHL history, is also the last blue liner to reach 100 points in a single season, which occurred in 1991-92 when he compiled 22 goals and an incredible 80 assists. An 11-time All-Star, he is the career assists leader for the Rangers.

Leetch is the only player other than Bobby Orr to win the Calder Trophy, the Norris Trophy and the Conn Smythe Trophy.

"Everyone here has had great careers and I'm honored to be included with them," said Leetch. "I started out playing hockey because it was fun, I never in my wildest dreams thought that one day I'd be standing here. I feel myself to be a very lucky person."

Robitaille called it quits after the 2005-06 season, but by then he was the highest-scoring left winger in NHL history with 668 goals and 726 assists over 1,431 games with the Kings, Penguins, Rangers and Red Wings, in an incredible 19-year career.

The 43-year-old Robitaille, a native of Montreal, broke into the NHL as the top rookie, winning the Calder Trophy in 1987 with Los Angeles after notching 45 goals and 39 assists. He went on to become the franchise's all-time leading goal scorer with 557, seven more than Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne.

"Congratulations to everyone who is being inducted," said Robitaille. "I've had the privilege of playing with you guys and it's a testament to what kind of people you are in how hard you work. I want to thank everyone who plays the game both past, present and future for dedicating themselves to the game I love."

Lamoriello, heading into his 22nd season guiding the Devils' front office, orchestrated New Jersey's three Stanley Cup championships in 1995, 2000 and 2003 after spending 22 years at the collegiate level with Providence College -- first as a player, then as head coach and finally athletic director. He joined the Devils organization as president and general manager for the 1987-88 campaign and has also served as head coach for 53 games in two separate stints from 2005-07.

"I've been very fortunate in my life," said Lamoriello. "I've been in New Jersey for over 20 years and I've been blessed with tremendous players, coaches, trainers and fans. All of you deserve a place up here with me because without you there is no way I ever make it here."

The 66-year-old served as general manager for Team USA at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games and was GM of the United States team that captured the first- ever World Cup Tournament in the summer of 1996. In 1992, he was awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United States.