The National Hockey League introduced six inductees to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday. One of those inductees included former Vancouver Canucks general manager Brian Burke.

Burke began his NHL executive career in 1987, when Pat Quinn hired him as the director of hockey operations for the Canucks. He would eventually move on to be the general manager of the Hartford Whalers a few years later, and after just one year in Hartford, joined the NHL front office as an executive vice president and director of hockey operations under commissioner Gary Bettman.

Then, in 1998, Burke was hired again by the Canucks, this time as the general manager. Under Burke’s leadership, the Canucks were turned around quickly. After missing the playoffs for the first two seasons of Burke’s tenure, they bounced back to four straight postseason berths and a Northwest Division title in 2003-04. The Canucks held a 219-181-64-24 record over Burke’s six years in Vancouver.

Following his days in Vancouver, Burke made stops as the general manager of the Anaheim Ducks – where he won a Stanley Cup in 2007 – and the Toronto Maple Leafs. He would later find work again in the NHL after his time with the Maple Leafs, serving as President of Hockey Operations for the Calgary Flames and shortly after, the Pittsburgh Penguins.

While there was not much postseason success under Burke, he will forever be etched in Canucks history for his work at the 1999 NHL Draft. In what was a multiple-layer deal with the Atlanta Thrashers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Chicago Blackhawks, Burke wound up with the second- and third-overall pick in that draft, using them to select Daniel and Henrik Sedin. You can listen to the entire story, from Burke’s perspective, below:

Now, nearly 30 years later, Burke is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame to be forever remembered in hockey history alongside the two players he made his biggest move to acquire. And the Sedins are now top executives for the Canucks front office.

Burke was the only inductee from the Builder category. Here is his statement about his induction courtesy of the Hockey Hall of Fame. “I am grateful to all of the people who helped me throughout my career,” said Burke. “Especially the Big Three – Lou Lamoriello, Pat Quinn and Gary Bettman.”

Along with Burke, there were five player inductees: Patrice Bergeron, Cindy Curley, Carey Price, Pekka Rinne, and Keith Tkachuk.