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1 [43] The Hall of Fame has also been criticised for overlooking World Hockey Association players[47] and over representing the ________ era from 1942 to 1967.

2 Due to these allegations, NHL commissioner ________ hired two independent lawyers, Arnold Burns and Yves Fortier, to lead an investigation.

3 The waiting period was waived for ten players deemed exceptionally notable, most recently ________ who was inducted in 1999.

4 [3] Due to the success of the exhibit, NHL and CNE decided that a permanent home in the ________ was needed.

5 In the '90s, the Hall began outgrowing its location and was relocated to a former ________ building in downtown Toronto in 1993, where it is presently located.

6 [6] The first permanent Hockey Hall of Fame was opened on August 26, 1961, by Canadian Prime Minister ________.

7 The centrepiece of the Great Hall is the ________; for part of the year a replica is put on display when the presentation cup travels outside of the Hall of Fame.

8 Development of the new location, the former ________ at the corner of Yonge and Front Streets in Toronto, began soon after.

9 From 1980 to 1992, the ceremony was held at various different locations in Toronto, except for 1986, 1987 and 1991 when the ceremonies were held in Vancouver, Detroit and ________ respectively.

10 Its first permanent building opened at ________ in 1961.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • Hockey Hall of Famer Dan Bain, also a champion figure skater, trapshooter, gymnast, roller skater and cyclist, was named Canada's top athlete of the last half of the 19th century?
  • Harry Oliver, Barney Stanley and Rusty Crawford, members of the Calgary Tigers in the 1920s, all went on to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame?
  • Tommy Dunderdale is the only Australian-born player to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Canada?
  • according to legend, Hockey Hall of Famer Duke Keats once scored a goal after carrying the puck the length of the ice while skating backwards?
  • Hockey Hall of Famer Bill Mosienko is most famous for scoring three goals in a span of 21 seconds in a 1952 game, a feat that remains a National Hockey League record?
  • Hockey Hall of Famer Babe Siebert drowned in Lake Huron before he could take up a new role as coach of the Montreal Canadiens in 1939?
  • Hall of Fame goaltender Glenn Hall ended his record-setting 502 consecutive-games streak in the National Hockey League as a Chicago Black Hawk during the 1962–63 season?
  • Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman Phat Wilson was a member of three Allan Cup winning teams in the 1920s as Canada's senior champions?
  • Hockey Hall of Fame forward George Hay scored the first goal in the history of the Chicago Blackhawks in 1926?
  • Hockey Hall of Fame forward Sweeney Schriner was the first Russian-born player in National Hockey League history?
  • Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame member Allan Pickard built and managed amateur ice hockey organizations that produced future NHL stars and became a model for modern organized amateur hockey?
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