List of members of the Original Hockey Hall of Fame

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Original Hockey Hall of Fame building (1965-2012) (now demolished)

The Original Hockey Hall of Fame , formerly the International Hockey Hall of Fame, was founded on September 10, 1943, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. On April 25, 1941, a report in the Montreal Gazette stated that the movement to establish the Hall of Fame was "started by Fred Corcoran to have something similar for hockey now that baseball and golf have their own hall of fame." [1] With the movement started a city would need to be named to house the Hall of Fame. Kingston was chosen thanks to James T. Sutherland’s passionate argument that Kingston was the birthplace of hockey stating:

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There may be some who still claim sundry and diverse places as being the authentic spot or locality. Whatever measure of merit the claim of other places may have, I think it is generally admitted and has been substantially proven on many former occasions that the actual birthplace of organized hockey is the city of Kingston, in the year 1888. [1]

With the establishment of the Hall of Fame, it became the first sports Hall of Fame in Canada. However, establishing a permanent building for the Hall of Fame became delayed by bureaucracy and lack of building funds. With no facility competed by 1958, the President of the National Hockey League Clarence Campbell withdrew the league's support of the Kingston-based Hall of Fame. [1] Campbell decided instead to establish the NHL’s own Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Ontario. The Hall of Fame honoured 40 members before the National Hockey League removed its support; these first 40 members of the Hall of Fame were recognized in the new Hockey Hall of Fame. In 1966, the Hall of Fame honoured two more members (Busher Jackson and Bun Cook), who were the last to gain this honour. [2] These two were also inducted into the Toronto Hockey Hall of Fame, although at later dates: Jackson in 1971, and Cook in 1995.

Members

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Howie Morenz, inducted in 1945
Georges Vezina, inducted in 1945. Vezina19221924.JPG
Georges Vezina, inducted in 1945.
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Lester Patrick, inducted in 1947.
Name CategoryYear electedMost prevalent team/contribution
Sir Mountagu Allan Builder1945Donated the Allan Cup
Donald Bain Player1949 [3] [4] Winnipeg Victorias
“Hobie” A.H. Baker Player1945 Princeton University
Richard R. Boon Player1952 Montreal Hockey Club
Russell Bowie Player1947 [5] [6] Montreal Victorias
Frank Calder Builder1947First NHL President
Aubrey “Dit” Clapper Player1947 Boston Bruins
Fred “Bun” Cook Player1966 New York Rangers
William Cook Player1952 New York Rangers
Allen M. “Scotty” Davidson Player1950 Toronto Blueshirts
Charles Graham Drinkwater Player1950 Montreal Victorias
Charles R “Chuck” Gardiner Player1945 Chicago Blackhawks
Eddie Gerard Player1945 Ottawa Senators
Frank “Moose” Goheen Player1952St. Paul Saints
Silas “Si” Griffis Player1950 Vancouver Millionaires
William A. Hewitt Builder1947 Sportswriter
Harvey “Busher” Jackson Player1966 Toronto Maple Leafs
Ernie “Moose” Johnson Player1952 Montreal Wanderers
Aurel Joliat Player1947 Montreal Canadiens
Edouard C. “Newsy” Lalonde Player1950 Montreal Canadiens
Duncan “Mickey” MacKay Player1952 Vancouver Millionaires
Joseph Malone Player1950 Quebec Bulldogs
Frank McGee Player1945 Ottawa Silver Seven
Howie Morenz Player1945 Montreal Canadiens
Francis Nelson Builder1947 OHA Governor to the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada
Frank Nighbor Player1947 Ottawa Senators
William Northey Builder1947President of the Montreal Hockey Club, Montreal Forum
Lester Patrick Player1947 New York Rangers
Thomas Phillips Player1945 Kenora Thistles
Harvey Pulford Player1945 Ottawa Silver Seven
George T. Richardson Player1950 Queen's University
John Ross Robertson Builder1947 OHA President from 1899 to 1905
Claude C. Robinson Builder1947Executive for the Winnipeg Victorias
Arthur H. Ross Player1949 [3] [4] Montreal Wanderers
Edward “Eddie” Shore Player1947 Boston Bruins
Lord Stanley (of Preston) Builder1945Donated the Stanley Cup
William H. “Hod” Stuart Player1945 Montreal Wanderers
James T. Sutherland Builder1947 CAHA President 1919

OHA President 1915-1918

Fred “Cyclone” Taylor Player1947 Vancouver Millionaires
Harry Trihey Player1950 Montreal Shamrocks
Georges Vezina Player1945 Montreal Canadiens

^ Names appear in similar fashion to the way in which they are displayed at the International Hockey Hall of Fame.

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