O’Callahan headlines Illinois Hockey Hall of Fame inductees

The Illinois Hockey Hall of Fame announced Wednesday the seventh class to be inducted on January 29, 2012 at the Belvedere Banquet Hall in Elk Grove Village.

The inductees this year include former Boston University defenseman Jack O’Callahan and ex-Michigan forward Blake Sloan. O’Callahan played for the Chicago Blackhawks, while Sloan is a Park Ridge, Ill., native.

O’Callahan’s son, Aaron, plays at Bowdoin.

Also being enshrined is former New Hampshire skater Annie Camins, a Chicago-area native who has also worked for the Blackhawks, and former Maine defenseman Kevin Mann in the builders category.

Tickets for the eveny are available by calling Norm Spiegel at (847) 269-2922 or by e-mail at [email protected].