page_title: List of members of the Hockey Hall of Fame
section_title: Builders
hierarchical_section_title: List of members of the Hockey Hall of Fame / Members / Builders
caption_attribution_description: Scotty Bowman at the 2006 NHL Awards. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
context_page_description: This is a list of members of the Hockey Hall of Fame. The Hockey Hall of Fame was established in 1943 and 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 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." Eleven players were added into the category, but in 2000 the board of directors eliminated it and those inductees are now considered to be in the player category.
  As of 2017, there are 271 players, 105 builders and 16 on-ice officials in the Hall of Fame. Eleven of the honourees have been added after their death.
context_section_description: The Builder category has been in existence since the beginning of the Hall of Fame and the first builders were added 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, 96 builders have been added. For a person to be added 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 added in one year.
caption: Scotty Bowman, inducted in 1991.
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