Growing up in Evergreen Park the son of a restaurant owner and then moving to Southern California at 15 isn't a typical path to the NHL. But it is the trail Chris Chelios followed through 26 seasons in the league and into the Valhalla of the sport, the Hockey Hall of Fame, on Tuesday. "As I look back now, there's probably no reason in the world I should have played in the NHL because of where I grew up," Chelios said moments after it was announced he is among the Class of 2013 to be inducted into the Hall in Toronto on Nov. 11. "Being in the restaurant business (and) no hockey players, at least playing organized hockey, from my neighborhood … it's a crazy journey, that's for sure....
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