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Hockey Hall of Fame

The Hockey Hall of Fame.

The Hockey Hall of Fame was established in 1943 and is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is a hall of fame and museum dedicated to the history of ice hockey. Originally, there were two categories for induction, players and builders, and in 1961, a third category for on-ice officials was introduced. In 2010, a subcategory was established for female players.[1] In 1988, a "veteran player category" was established in order to "provide a vehicle for players who may have been overlooked and whose chances for election would be limited when placed on the same ballot with contemporary players."[2] Eleven players were inducted into the category, but in 2000 the board of directors eliminated it and those inductees are now considered to be in the player category.[2]

For a person to be inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame, they must be nominated by an elected 18-person selection committee which consists of Hockey Hall of Fame members and media personalities. Each committee member is allowed to nominate one person in each category per year, and candidates must receive the support of 75% of the members of the committee that are present, or a minimum of ten votes. In any given year, there can be a maximum of four male players, two female players, and a combined two in the builders and on-ice officials categories. For a player, referee, or linesman to be nominated, the person must have been retired for a minimum three years. Builders may be "active or inactive".[3] The induction ceremony is held at the current Hall of Fame building[2] and was first broadcast by The Sports Network in 1994.[4]

The Hockey Hall of Fame also displays "Media honourees", who have been awarded the "Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award," which is awarded by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association to "distinguished members of the newspaper profession whose words have brought honour to journalism and to hockey",[5] or the "Foster Hewitt Memorial Award," which is awarded by the NHL Broadcasters' Association to "members of the radio and television industry who made outstanding contributions to their profession and the game during their career in hockey broadcasting."[6] However, the media honourees are not considered full inductees, and are not included in this list. The winners are announced and honoured at different times than the other honourees.[7] Some of the award winners have been inducted into the Hall of Fame as builders, including Foster Hewitt.[8]

As of 2022, there are 293 players (including nine women), 113 builders and 16 on-ice officials in the Hockey Hall of Fame. 17 honourees have been inducted posthumously.[2]

Members[]

The Player category has been in existence since the beginning of the Hall of Fame and the first nine players were inducted in 1945. For a person to be inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a player, they must have been retired for a minimum of three years and must be nominated by an elected 18-person selection committee.[3] The waiting period was waived for ten players deemed exceptionally notable: Dit Clapper (1947), Maurice Richard (1961), Ted Lindsay (1966), Red Kelly (1969), Terry Sawchuk (1971), Jean Beliveau (1972), Gordie Howe (1972), Bobby Orr (1979), Mario Lemieux (1997), and Wayne Gretzky (1999).[9] Following Wayne Gretzky's retirement, it was announced that the waiting period would no longer be waived for any player except under "certain humanitarian circumstances".[2]

As of 2012, a maximum of four players can be inducted in one year but the greatest number of players inducted in a year was 23, in 1963.[10] They were inducted because the Hall of Fame was trying to induct many pre-NHL era players.[11] Sometimes noted as 1962 inductees, the pre-NHL era players were named at the 1962 Hall of Fame luncheon at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE), but were inducted one year later, in 1963 at the CNE.[12][13][14] 232 of the player inductees are Canadian-born, while 16 European-born players have been inducted.[2] The NHL team with the most player inductees is the Toronto Maple Leafs (previously the Toronto St. Patricks and Toronto Arenas), with 60. Seventy-seven defencemen are in the Hall of Fame, more than any other current position, while only 36 goaltenders have been inducted.[2]

In 1988, a "veteran player category" was established in order to "provide a vehicle for players who may have been overlooked and whose chances for election would be limited when placed on the same ballot with contemporary players".[2] Eleven players were inducted into the category, but in 2000, the board of directors eliminated it, and now those inductees are considered to be in the player category.[2]

Positions key
C Centre
LW Left wing
D Defence
RW Right wing
G Goaltender
R Rover
F Forward
Vezina19221924

Georges Vezina, inducted in 1945.

Cyclone Taylor

Cyclone Taylor, inducted in 1947.

Newsy Lalonde

Newsy Lalonde, inducted in 1950.

Nels Stewart

Nels Stewart, inducted in 1952.

Maurice richard profile

Maurice Richard, inducted in 1961.

Syl Apps

Syl Apps, inducted in 1961.

Pitre1

Didier Pitre, inducted in 1963.

Bobby Clarke 1983

Bobby Clarke, inducted in 1987.

Darryl Sittler

Darryl Sittler, inducted in 1989.

Larry Robinson

Larry Robinson, inducted in 1995.

Borje Salming

Borje Salming, inducted in 1996.

Mario Lemieux 2001

Mario Lemieux, inducted in 1997.

Bryan Trottier

Bryan Trottier, inducted in 1997.

Michel Goulet

Michel Goulet, inducted in 1998.

Wgretz edit2

Wayne Gretzky, inducted in 1999.

Paul Coffey

Paul Coffey, inducted in 2004.

Goaltender Patrick Roy playing for the Colorado Avalanche in 1999

Patrick Roy, inducted in 2006.

Mark Messier 2006-01-12

Mark Messier, inducted in 2007.

Glenn Anderson

Glenn Anderson, inducted in 2008.

Igor Larionov3-2008-11-21

Igor Larionov, inducted in 2008.

Brleetch

Brian Leetch, inducted in 2009.

Year Name Position Nationality
1945[15] Baker, Hobey Hobey Baker F Flag of the United States United States of America
Gardiner, CharlieCharlie Gardiner G Flag of Canada Canada/Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom
Gerard, EddieEddie Gerard D–LW Flag of Canada Canada
McGee, FrankFrank McGee C–R Flag of Canada Canada
Morenz, HowieHowie Morenz C Flag of Canada Canada
Phillips, TommyTommy Phillips LW–RW Flag of Canada Canada
Pulford, HarveyHarvey Pulford D Flag of Canada Canada
Stuart, HodHod Stuart D Flag of Canada Canada
Vezina, GeorgesGeorges Vezina G Flag of Canada Canada
1947[16][17][18][19][20][21] Bowie, Russell Russell Bowie C–R Flag of Canada Canada
Clapper, DitDit Clapper
[ * ]
D–RW Flag of Canada Canada
Joliat, AureleAurele Joliat LW Flag of Canada Canada
Nighbor, FrankFrank Nighbor C Flag of Canada Canada
Patrick, LesterLester Patrick D–G–R Flag of Canada Canada
Shore, EddieEddie Shore D Flag of Canada Canada
Taylor, CycloneCyclone Taylor C–D–R Flag of Canada Canada
Bain, DanDan Bain C Flag of Canada Canada
Ross, ArtArt Ross D Flag of Canada Canada
1950[22] Davidson, AllanAllan Davidson RW Flag of Canada Canada
Drinkwater, GrahamGraham Drinkwater D Flag of Canada Canada
Grant, MikeMike Grant D Flag of Canada Canada
Griffis, SilasSilas Griffis D–R Flag of Canada Canada/Flag of the United States United States of America
Lalonde, NewsyNewsy Lalonde C Flag of Canada Canada
Malone, JoeJoe Malone C Flag of Canada Canada
Richardson, GeorgeGeorge Richardson D Flag of Canada Canada
Trihey, HarryHarry Trihey C–R Flag of Canada Canada
1952[23] Boon, DickieDickie Boon D Flag of Canada Canada
Cook, BillBill Cook RW Flag of Canada Canada
Goheen, MooseMoose Goheen D–LW Flag of the United States United States of America
Johnson, MooseMoose Johnson D Flag of Canada Canada
MacKay, MickeyMickey MacKay C–R Flag of Canada Canada
Stewart, NelsNels Stewart C Flag of Canada Canada
1958[24] Boucher, FrankFrank Boucher C Flag of Canada Canada
Clancy, KingKing Clancy D Flag of Canada Canada
Cleghorn, SpragueSprague Cleghorn D Flag of Canada Canada
Connell, AlecAlec Connell G Flag of Canada Canada
Dutton, RedRed Dutton D Flag of Canada Canada
Foyston, FrankFrank Foyston C Flag of Canada Canada
Fredrickson, FrankFrank Fredrickson C Flag of Canada Canada
Gardiner, HerbHerb Gardiner D Flag of Canada Canada
Hay, GeorgeGeorge Hay LW Flag of Canada Canada
Irvin, DickDick Irvin C Flag of Canada Canada
Johnson, ChingChing Johnson D Flag of Canada Canada
Keats, DukeDuke Keats C Flag of Canada Canada
Lehman, HughieHughie Lehman G Flag of Canada Canada
McNamara, GeorgeGeorge McNamara D Flag of Canada Canada
Moran, PaddyPaddy Moran G Flag of Canada Canada
1959 Adams, JackJack Adams C Flag of Canada Canada
Denneny, CyCy Denneny LW Flag of Canada Canada
Thompson, TinyTiny Thompson G Flag of Canada Canada
1960 Boucher, BuckBuck Boucher D Flag of Canada Canada
Mantha, SylvioSylvio Mantha D Flag of Canada Canada
Walker, JackJack Walker C–LW–R Flag of Canada Canada
1961 Apps, SylSyl Apps C Flag of Canada Canada
Conacher, CharlieCharlie Conacher RW Flag of Canada Canada
Day, HapHap Day D Flag of Canada Canada
Hainsworth, GeorgeGeorge Hainsworth G Flag of Canada Canada
Hall, JoeJoe Hall D–RW Flag of Canada Canada/Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom
LeSueur, PercyPercy LeSueur G–RW Flag of Canada Canada
Rankin, FrankFrank Rankin R Flag of Canada Canada
Richard, MauriceMaurice Richard
[ * ]
RW Flag of Canada Canada
Schmidt, MiltMilt Schmidt C Flag of Canada Canada
Seibert, OliverOliver Seibert C Flag of Canada Canada
Stuart, BruceBruce Stuart R Flag of Canada Canada
1962[12][13] Broadbent, PunchPunch Broadbent RW Flag of Canada Canada
Hyland, HarryHarry Hyland RW Flag of Canada Canada
Maxwell, SteamerSteamer Maxwell R Flag of Canada Canada
Noble, RegReg Noble C–D–LW Flag of Canada Canada
Schriner, SweeneySweeney Schriner LW Flag of Canada Canada
Smith, AlfAlf Smith RW Flag of Canada Canada
1963[10][14] Cameron, HarryHarry Cameron D Flag of Canada Canada
Crawford, RustyRusty Crawford C–LW Flag of Canada Canada
Darragh, JackJack Darragh RW Flag of Canada Canada
Gardner, JimmyJimmy Gardner LW Flag of Canada Canada
Gilmour, BillyBilly Gilmour RW Flag of Canada Canada
Goodfellow, EbbieEbbie Goodfellow C–D Flag of Canada Canada
Green, ShortyShorty Green F Flag of Canada Canada
Hern, RileyRiley Hern G Flag of Canada Canada
Hooper, TomTom Hooper F Flag of Canada Canada
Hutton, BouseBouse Hutton G Flag of Canada Canada
Laviolette, JackJack Laviolette D–LW Flag of Canada Canada
McGimsie, BillyBilly McGimsie C Flag of Canada Canada
Pitre, DidierDidier Pitre D–R–RW Flag of Canada Canada
Primeau, JoeJoe Primeau C Flag of Canada Canada
Ruttan, JackJack Ruttan D Flag of Canada Canada
Seibert, EarlEarl Seibert D Flag of Canada Canada
Simpson, Bullet JoeBullet Joe Simpson D Flag of Canada Canada
Stanley, BarneyBarney Stanley D–RW Flag of Canada Canada
Walsh, MartyMarty Walsh C Flag of Canada Canada
Watson, Harry E.Harry E. Watson C Flag of Canada Canada
Westwick, RatRat Westwick G–R Flag of Canada Canada
Whitcroft, FrederickFrederick Whitcroft R Flag of Canada Canada
Wilson, PhatPhat Wilson D Flag of Canada Canada
1964 Bentley, DougDoug Bentley LW Flag of Canada Canada
Durnan, BillBill Durnan G Flag of Canada Canada
Siebert, BabeBabe Siebert D–LW Flag of Canada Canada
Stewart, Black JackBlack Jack Stewart D Flag of Canada Canada
1965 Barry, MartyMarty Barry C Flag of Canada Canada
Benedict, ClintClint Benedict G Flag of Canada Canada
Farrell, ArthurArthur Farrell F Flag of Canada Canada
Horner, RedRed Horner D Flag of Canada Canada
Howe, SydSyd Howe D–LW Flag of Canada Canada
Marshall, JackJack Marshall C–D Flag of Canada Canada
Mosienko, BillBill Mosienko RW Flag of Canada Canada
Russel, BlairBlair Russel C–RW Flag of Canada Canada
Russell, ErnieErnie Russell C–R Flag of Canada Canada
Scanlan, FredFred Scanlan F Flag of Canada Canada
1966 Bentley, MaxMax Bentley C Flag of Canada Canada
Blake, ToeToe Blake LW Flag of Canada Canada
Bouchard, EmileEmile Bouchard D Flag of Canada Canada
Brimsek, FrankFrank Brimsek G Flag of the United States United States of America
Kennedy, TedTed Kennedy C Flag of Canada Canada
Lach, ElmerElmer Lach C Flag of Canada Canada
Lindsay, TedTed Lindsay
[ * ]
LW Flag of Canada Canada
Pratt, BabeBabe Pratt D Flag of Canada Canada
Reardon, KenKen Reardon D Flag of Canada Canada
1967 Broda, TurkTurk Broda G Flag of Canada Canada
Colville, NeilNeil Colville C–D Flag of Canada Canada
Oliver, HarryHarry Oliver RW Flag of Canada Canada
1968 Cowley, BillBill Cowley C Flag of Canada Canada
1969 Abel, SidSid Abel C–LW Flag of Canada Canada
Hextall, BryanBryan Hextall RW Flag of Canada Canada
Kelly, RedRed Kelly
[ * ]
C–D Flag of Canada Canada
Worters, RoyRoy Worters G Flag of Canada Canada
1970 Dye, BabeBabe Dye RW Flag of Canada Canada
Gadsby, BillBill Gadsby D Flag of Canada Canada
Johnson, TomTom Johnson D Flag of Canada Canada
1971 Jackson, BusherBusher Jackson LW Flag of Canada Canada
Roberts, GordonGordon Roberts LW Flag of Canada Canada
Sawchuk, TerryTerry Sawchuk
[ * ]
G Flag of Canada Canada
Weiland, CooneyCooney Weiland C Flag of Canada Canada
1972 Beliveau, JeanJean Beliveau
[ * ]
C Flag of Canada Canada
Geoffrion, BernieBernie Geoffrion RW Flag of Canada Canada
Holmes, HapHap Holmes G Flag of Canada Canada
Howe, GordieGordie Howe
[ * ]
RW Flag of Canada Canada
Smith, HooleyHooley Smith C–D–RW Flag of Canada Canada
1973 Harvey, DougDoug Harvey D Flag of Canada Canada
Rayner, ChuckChuck Rayner G Flag of Canada Canada
Smith, TommyTommy Smith C–R–LW Flag of Canada Canada
1974 Burch, BillyBilly Burch C–D Flag of Canada Canada/Flag of the United States United States of America
Coulter, ArtArt Coulter D Flag of Canada Canada
Dunderdale, TommyTommy Dunderdale C Flag of Canada Canada/Flag of Australia Australia
Moore, DickieDickie Moore LW Flag of Canada Canada
1975 Armstrong, GeorgeGeorge Armstrong RW Flag of Canada Canada
Bailey, AceAce Bailey LW Flag of Canada Canada
Drillon, GordieGordie Drillon RW Flag of Canada Canada
Hall, GlennGlenn Hall G Flag of Canada Canada
Pilote, PierrePierre Pilote D Flag of Canada Canada
1976 Bower, JohnnyJohnny Bower G Flag of Canada Canada
Quackenbush, BillBill Quackenbush D Flag of Canada Canada
1977 Delvecchio, AlexAlex Delvecchio C–LW Flag of Canada Canada
Horton, TimTim Horton D Flag of Canada Canada
1978 Bathgate, AndyAndy Bathgate RW Flag of Canada Canada
Plante, JacquesJacques Plante G Flag of Canada Canada
Pronovost, MarcelMarcel Pronovost D Flag of Canada Canada
1979 Howell, HarryHarry Howell D Flag of Canada Canada
Orr, BobbyBobby Orr
[ * ]
D Flag of Canada Canada
Richard, HenriHenri Richard C Flag of Canada Canada
1980 Lumley, HarryHarry Lumley G Flag of Canada Canada
Patrick, LynnLynn Patrick C–LW Flag of Canada Canada
Worsley, GumpGump Worsley G Flag of Canada Canada
1981 Bucyk, JohnnyJohnny Bucyk LW Flag of Canada Canada
Mahovlich, FrankFrank Mahovlich LW Flag of Canada Canada
Stanley, AllanAllan Stanley D Flag of Canada Canada
1982 Cournoyer, YvanYvan Cournoyer RW Flag of Canada Canada
Gilbert, RodRod Gilbert RW Flag of Canada Canada
Ullman, NormNorm Ullman C Flag of Canada Canada
1983 Dryden, KenKen Dryden G Flag of Canada Canada
Hull, BobbyBobby Hull LW Flag of Canada Canada
Mikita, StanStan Mikita C Flag of Canada Canada/Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
1984 Esposito, PhilPhil Esposito C Flag of Canada Canada
Lemaire, JacquesJacques Lemaire C Flag of Canada Canada
Parent, BernieBernie Parent G Flag of Canada Canada
1985 Cheevers, GerryGerry Cheevers G Flag of Canada Canada
Olmstead, BertBert Olmstead LW Flag of Canada Canada
Ratelle, JeanJean Ratelle C Flag of Canada Canada
1986 Boivin, LeoLeo Boivin D Flag of Canada Canada
Keon, DaveDave Keon C Flag of Canada Canada
Savard, SergeSerge Savard D Flag of Canada Canada
1987 Clarke, BobbyBobby Clarke C Flag of Canada Canada
Giacomin, EddieEddie Giacomin G Flag of Canada Canada
Laperriere, JacquesJacques Laperriere D Flag of Canada Canada
1988 Esposito, TonyTony Esposito G Flag of Canada Canada
Lafleur, GuyGuy Lafleur RW Flag of Canada Canada
O'Connor, BuddyBuddy O'Connor

[A]

C Flag of Canada Canada
Park, BradBrad Park D Flag of Canada Canada
1989 Lewis, HerbieHerbie Lewis

[A]

LW Flag of Canada Canada
Sittler, DarrylDarryl Sittler C Flag of Canada Canada
Tretiak, VladislavVladislav Tretiak G Flag of Russia Russia/Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
1990 Barber, BillBill Barber LW Flag of Canada Canada
Flaman, FernieFernie Flaman

[A]

D Flag of Canada Canada
Perreault, GilbertGilbert Perreault C Flag of Canada Canada
1991 Bossy, MikeMike Bossy RW Flag of Canada Canada
Potvin, DenisDenis Potvin D Flag of Canada Canada
Pulford, BobBob Pulford C–LW Flag of Canada Canada
Smith, ClintClint Smith

[A]

C Flag of Canada Canada
1992 Dionne, MarcelMarcel Dionne C Flag of Canada Canada
Dumart, WoodyWoody Dumart

[A]

LW Flag of Canada Canada
Gainey, BobBob Gainey LW Flag of Canada Canada
McDonald, LannyLanny McDonald RW Flag of Canada Canada
1993 Lapointe, GuyGuy Lapointe D Flag of Canada Canada
Laprade, EdgarEdgar Laprade

[A]

C Flag of Canada Canada
Shutt, SteveSteve Shutt LW Flag of Canada Canada
Smith, BillyBilly Smith G Flag of Canada Canada
1994 Conacher, LionelLionel Conacher

[A]

D Flag of Canada Canada
Watson, Harry P.Harry P. Watson

[A]

LW Flag of Canada Canada
1995 Cook, BunBun Cook

[A]

LW Flag of Canada Canada
Robinson, LarryLarry Robinson D Flag of Canada Canada
1996 Bauer, BobbyBobby Bauer

[A]

RW Flag of Canada Canada
Salming, BorjeBorje Salming D Flag of Sweden Sweden
1997 Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux
[ * ]
C Flag of Canada Canada
Trottier, BryanBryan Trottier C Flag of Canada Canada
1998 Conacher, RoyRoy Conacher

[A]

LW Flag of Canada Canada
Goulet, MichelMichel Goulet LW Flag of Canada Canada
Stastny, PeterPeter Stastny C Flag of Slovakia Slovakia/Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1999 Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky
[ * ]
C Flag of Canada Canada
2000 Mullen, JoeJoe Mullen RW Flag of the United States United States of America
Savard, DenisDenis Savard C Flag of Canada Canada
2001 Fetisov, ViacheslavViacheslav Fetisov D Flag of Russia Russia/Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
Gartner, MikeMike Gartner RW Flag of Canada Canada
Hawerchuk, DaleDale Hawerchuk C Flag of Canada Canada
Kurri, JariJari Kurri RW Flag of Finland Finland
2002 Federko, BernieBernie Federko C Flag of Canada Canada
Gillies, ClarkClark Gillies LW Flag of Canada Canada
Langway, RodRod Langway D Flag of the United States United States of America
2003 Fuhr, GrantGrant Fuhr G Flag of Canada Canada
LaFontaine, PatPat LaFontaine C Flag of the United States United States of America
2004 Bourque, RayRay Bourque D Flag of Canada Canada
Coffey, PaulPaul Coffey D Flag of Canada Canada
Murphy, LarryLarry Murphy D Flag of Canada Canada
2005 Kharlamov, ValeriValeri Kharlamov LW Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
Neely, CamCam Neely RW Flag of Canada Canada
2006 Duff, DickDick Duff LW Flag of Canada Canada
Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy G Flag of Canada Canada
2007 Francis, RonRon Francis C Flag of Canada Canada
MacInnis, AlAl MacInnis D Flag of Canada Canada
Messier, MarkMark Messier C Flag of Canada Canada
Stevens, ScottScott Stevens D Flag of Canada Canada
2008 Anderson, GlennGlenn Anderson RW Flag of Canada Canada
Larionov, IgorIgor Larionov C Flag of Russia Russia/Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
2009 Hull, BrettBrett Hull RW Flag of the United States United States of America/Flag of Canada Canada
Leetch, BrianBrian Leetch D Flag of the United States United States of America
Robitaille, LucLuc Robitaille LW Flag of Canada Canada
Yzerman, SteveSteve Yzerman C Flag of Canada Canada
2010 Ciccarelli, DinoDino Ciccarelli RW Flag of Canada Canada
James, AngelaAngela James C Flag of Canada Canada
Granato, CammiCammi Granato C Flag of the United States United States of America
2011 Belfour, EdEd Belfour G Flag of Canada Canada
Gilmour, DougDoug Gilmour C Flag of Canada Canada
Howe, MarkMark Howe D Flag of the United States United States of America
Nieuwendyk, JoeJoe Nieuwendyk C Flag of Canada Canada
2012 Bure, PavelPavel Bure RW Flag of Russia Russia/Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
Oates, AdamAdam Oates C Flag of Canada Canada
Sakic, JoeJoe Sakic C Flag of Canada Canada
Sundin, MatsMats Sundin C Flag of Sweden Sweden
2013 Chelios, ChrisChris Chelios D Flag of the United States United States of America
Heaney, GeraldineGeraldine Heaney D Flag of Canada Canada
Niedermayer, ScottScott Niedermayer D Flag of Canada Canada
Shanahan, BrendanBrendan Shanahan LW Flag of Canada Canada
2014 Blake, RobRob Blake D Flag of Canada Canada
Forsberg, PeterPeter Forsberg C Flag of Sweden Sweden
Hasek, DominikDominik Hasek G Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic/Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Modano, MikeMike Modano C Flag of the United States United States of America
2015 Fedorov, SergeiSergei Fedorov C Flag of Russia Russia/Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
Housley, PhilPhil Housley D Flag of the United States United States of America
Lidstrom, NicklasNicklas Lidstrom D Flag of Sweden Sweden
Pronger, ChrisChris Pronger D Flag of Canada Canada
Ruggiero, AngelaAngela Ruggiero D Flag of the United States United States of America
2016 Lindros, EricEric Lindros C Flag of Canada Canada
Makarov, SergeiSergei Makarov RW Flag of Russia Russia/Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
Vachon, RogieRogie Vachon G Flag of Canada Canada
2017 Andreychuk, DaveDave Andreychuk LW Flag of Canada Canada
Goyette, DanielleDanielle Goyette F Flag of Canada Canada
Kariya, PaulPaul Kariya LW Flag of Canada Canada
Recchi, MarkMark Recchi RW Flag of Canada Canada
Selanne, TeemuTeemu Selanne RW Flag of Finland Finland
2018 Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur G Flag of Canada Canada
Hefford, JaynaJayna Hefford RW Flag of Canada Canada
St. Louis, MartinMartin St. Louis RW Flag of Canada Canada
Yakushev, AlexanderAlexander Yakushev LW Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
2019 Carbonneau, GuyGuy Carbonneau C Flag of Canada Canada
Nedomansky, VaclavVaclav Nedomansky C Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic/Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Wickenheiser, HayleyHayley Wickenheiser C Flag of Canada Canada
Zubov, SergeiSergei Zubov D Flag of Russia Russia
2020 Hossa, MarianMarian Hossa RW Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
Iginla, JaromeJarome Iginla RW Flag of Canada Canada
Lowe, KevinKevin Lowe D Flag of Canada Canada
St-Pierre, KimKim St-Pierre G Flag of Canada Canada
Wilson, DougDoug Wilson D Flag of Canada Canada
2022 Alfredsson, DanielDaniel Alfredsson RW Flag of Sweden Sweden
Luongo, RobertoRoberto Luongo G Flag of Canada Canada
Sallinen, RiikkaRiikka Sallinen C Flag of Finland Finland
Sedin, DanielDaniel Sedin LW Flag of Sweden Sweden
Sedin, HenrikHenrik Sedin C Flag of Sweden Sweden
2023 Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso G Flag of the United States United States of America
Lundqvist, HenrikHenrik Lundqvist G Flag of Sweden Sweden
Ouellette, CarolineCaroline Ouellette F Flag of Canada Canada
Turgeon, PierrePierre Turgeon C Flag of Canada Canada
Vernon, MikeMike Vernon G Flag of Canada Canada

^ * Indicates that the three-year waiting period was waived for a player who was deemed to be especially notable.
^ A. Player was inducted into the Veteran Player category. In 2000, it was merged with the Player category.

Source: 1945–2003: Honoured Members: Hockey Hall of Fame[25] and newspapers.

Builders[]

Lordstanley

Lord Stanley, inducted in 1945.

H

H. Montagu Allan, inducted in 1945.

Frank Patrick, Vancouver Millionaires

Frank Patrick, inducted in 1950.

Clarence Campbell Stanley Cup 1957

Clarence Campbell, inducted in 1966.

Punch Imlach Maple Leafs Chex card

Punch Imlach, inducted in 1984.

Dbauer44

Father David Bauer, inducted in 1989.

Scottybowman-2006awards

Scotty Bowman, inducted in 1991.

Glen Sather, 2006 NHL Awards

Glen Sather, inducted in 1997.

The Builder category has been in existence since the beginning of the Hall of Fame and the first builders were inducted in 1945. A builder is a person who has contributed to the development of the game of hockey, and as the name refers, one who has built the game forward. Since then, 102 builders have been inducted. For a person to be inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder, they may be "active or inactive" and must be nominated by an elected 18-person selection committee. As of 2007, a maximum of two builders can be inducted in one year.[3]

Year Name
1945 Allan, H. MontaguH. Montagu Allan
Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, FrederickFrederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby
1947[16][17] Calder, FrankFrank Calder
Hewitt, W. A.W. A. Hewitt
Nelson, FrancisFrancis Nelson
Northey, WilliamWilliam Northey
Robertson, John RossJohn Ross Robertson
Robinson, Claude C.Claude C. Robinson
Sutherland, James T.James T. Sutherland
1950[22] Patrick, FrankFrank Patrick
1958[24] Dudley, GeorgeGeorge Dudley
Norris, James E.James E. Norris
Pickard, AlAl Pickard
Raymond, DonatDonat Raymond
Smythe, ConnConn Smythe
Turner, LloydLloyd Turner
1960 Adams, CharlesCharles Adams
Kilpatrick, JohnJohn Kilpatrick
Selke, Frank J.Frank J. Selke
1961 Brown, George V.George V. Brown
Loicq, PaulPaul Loicq
Waghorne, FredFred Waghorne
1962 Ahearn, FrankFrank Ahearn
Brown, Walter A.Walter A. Brown
Hume, FrederickFrederick Hume
Norris, James D.James D. Norris
O'Brien, AmbroseAmbrose O'Brien
Smith, FrankFrank Smith
1963 Dandurand, LeoLeo Dandurand
Gorman, TommyTommy Gorman
McLaughlin, FredericFrederic McLaughlin
1964 Campbell, Angus DanielAngus Daniel Campbell
Dilio, FrankFrank Dilio
1965 Hewitt, FosterFoster Hewitt
Lockhart, TommyTommy Lockhart
1966 Campbell, ClarenceClarence Campbell
1968 Dunn, JimmyJimmy Dunn
Hendy, JimJim Hendy
1969 Leader, AlAl Leader
Norris, BruceBruce Norris
1970 Lebel, RobertRobert Lebel
1971 Wirtz, ArthurArthur Wirtz
1972 Adams, WestonWeston Adams
1973 Molson, HartlandHartland Molson
1974 Hay, CharlesCharles Hay
Ivan, TommyTommy Ivan
Tarasov, AnatolyAnatoly Tarasov
Voss, CarlCarl Voss
1975 Buckland, FrankFrank Buckland
Jennings, William M.William M. Jennings
1976 Gibson, JackJack Gibson
Ross, Philip DanskenPhilip Dansken Ross
Wirtz, BillBill Wirtz
1977 Ahearne, BunnyBunny Ahearne
Ballard, HaroldHarold Ballard
Cattarinich, JosephJoseph Cattarinich
1978 Bickell, JackJack Bickell
Pollock, SamSam Pollock
Tutt, William ThayerWilliam Thayer Tutt
1979 Juckes, GordonGordon Juckes
1980 Butterfield, JackJack Butterfield
1982 Francis, EmileEmile Francis
1983 Sinden, HarryHarry Sinden
1984 Imlach, PunchPunch Imlach
Milford, JakeJake Milford
1985 Mariucci, JohnJohn Mariucci
Pilous, RudyRudy Pilous
1986 Hanley, BillBill Hanley
1987 Ziegler, JohnJohn Ziegler
1988 Snider, EdEd Snider
1989 Bauer, DavidFather David Bauer
1990 Poile, BudBud Poile
1991 Bowman, ScottyScotty Bowman
1992 Allen, KeithKeith Allen
Johnson, BobBob Johnson
Mathers, FrankFrank Mathers
1993 Griffiths, FrankFrank Griffiths
Knox, SeymourSeymour Knox
Page, FredFred Page
1994 O'Neill, BrianBrian O'Neill
1995 Sabetzki, GuntherGunther Sabetzki
Torrey, BillBill Torrey
1996 Arbour, AlAl Arbour
1997 Sather, GlenGlen Sather
1998 Murray, AtholAthol Murray
1999 Morrison, ScottyScotty Morrison
2000 Bush, WalterWalter Bush
2001 Patrick, CraigCraig Patrick
2002 Neilson, RogerRoger Neilson
2003 Ilitch, MikeMike Ilitch
Kilrea, BrianBrian Kilrea
2004 Fletcher, CliffCliff Fletcher
2005 Costello, MurrayMurray Costello
2006 Hotchkiss, HarleyHarley Hotchkiss
Brooks, HerbHerb Brooks
2007 Gregory, JimJim Gregory
2008 Chynoweth, EdEd Chynoweth
2009 Lamoriello, LouLou Lamoriello
2010 Devellano, JimJim Devellano
Seaman, DarylDaryl Seaman
2013 Shero, FredFred Shero
2014 Burns, PatPat Burns
2015 Hay, BillBill Hay
Karmanos Jr., PeterPeter Karmanos Jr.
2016 Quinn, PatPat Quinn
2017 Drake, ClareClare Drake
Jacobs, JeremyJeremy Jacobs
2018 Bettman, GaryGary Bettman
O'Ree, WillieWillie O'Ree
2019 Rutherford, JimJim Rutherford
York, JerryJerry York
2020 Holland, KenKen Holland
2022 Carnegie, HerbHerb Carnegie
2023 Hitchcock, KenKen Hitchcock
2023 Lacroix, PierrePierre Lacroix

Former members[]

On March 30, 1993, it was announced that Gil Stein, who at the time was the president of the National Hockey League, had been inducted into the Hall of Fame. There were immediate allegations that he had engineered his election through manipulation of the hall's board of directors and by telling them to change the rules for selection. Two lawyers, hired by the league to lead an investigation, recommended that Stein's selection be overturned, although it was soon revealed that Stein had previously decided to turn down the induction.[26]

In 1989, Alan Eagleson was inducted as a builder, but he resigned from the Hall in 1998 after pleading guilty of mail fraud and embezzlement of hundreds of thousands of dollars, these crimes having been perpetrated against NHL players and tournaments.[27] His resignation came shortly before a vote was held to expel him.[28]

On-ice officials[]

Ray Scapinello

Ray Scapinello, inducted in 2008.

The On-ice official category has been in existence since 1961 and since then sixteen have been inducted. For an official to be inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame, they must be retired for a minimum of three years and must be nominated by an elected 18-person selection committee. As of 2007, a maximum of one on-ice official can be inducted in one year.[3]

Year Name
1961 Elliott, ChaucerChaucer Elliott
Ion, MickeyMickey Ion
Smeaton, CooperCooper Smeaton
1962 Rodden, MikeMike Rodden
1963 Hewitson, BobbyBobby Hewitson
1964 Chadwick, BillBill Chadwick
1967 Storey, RedRed Storey
1973 Udvari, FrankFrank Udvari
1981 Ashley, JohnJohn Ashley
1987 Pavelich, MattMatt Pavelich
1988 Hayes, GeorgeGeorge Hayes
1991 Armstrong, NeilNeil Armstrong
1993 D'Amico, JohnJohn D'Amico
1999 Van Hellemond, AndyAndy Van Hellemond
2008 Scapinello, RayRay Scapinello
2014 McCreary, BillBill McCreary

Notes[]

  1. McGran, Kevin (2010-06-20). Will a female finally be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame?. Toronto Star. Retrieved on 2010-06-22.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Facts
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Summary of Election Procedures. Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
  4. (2003) Honoured members: the Hockey Hall of Fame. Canada: Fenn Publishing, 194. ISBN 1-55168-239-7. 
  5. Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award winners. Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
  6. Foster Hewitt Memorial Award winners. Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
  7. Hockey Hall of Fame Announces Legends Classic Tour 2005 Featuring Canada Vs. Russia. Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame (September 7, 2005). Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
  8. Foster Hewitt. Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
  9. "Committee Approves Waiver for Gretzky", The New York Times, April 30, 1999. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named star-1963-2
  11. Hockey Hall of Fame 2003, p. 53.
  12. 12.0 12.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named globe-1962
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  18. "Hockey Moguls Honoring Veteran Clapper Tonight", Ottawa Citizen, February 12, 1947, p. 18. 
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  21. Hockey Hall of Fame 2003, pp. 7–8.
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  25. Hockey Hall of Fame 2003.
  26. Lapointe, Joe. "Stein Is Scratched as N.H.L. Immortal", The New York Times, August 19, 1993. 
  27. Hockey Hall of Fame 2003, p. 167.
  28. Lapointe, Joe. "Eagleson Resigns Under Pressure", The New York Times, March 26, 1998. 

References[]

  • Hockey Hall of Fame (2003). Honoured Members: Hockey Hall of Fame. Bolton, Ontario: Fenn Publishing. ISBN 1-55168-239-7. 

Note: For the years after 2003, the Hockey Hall of Fame web site is accurate. As of 2019, the web site is inaccurate for the years before, for the players inducted prior to the establishment of the Toronto Hall, for example Nels Stewart, who was inducted in 1952, not 1962 as is listed on the HHOF web site. This may have led to other publications stating the wrong years of induction. The book Honoured Members: Hockey Hall of Fame, published by the Hockey Hall of Fame itself, lists the players accurately.

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