List of members of the International Hockey Hall of Fame

The International Hockey Hall of Fame (IHHOF) 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 IHHOF was "started by Fred Corcoran to have something similar for hockey now that baseball and golf have their own hall of fame." With the movement started a city would need to be named to house the IHHOF. Kingston was chosen thanks to James T. Sutherland’s passionate argument that Kingston was the birthplace of hockey stating:
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.
With the establishment of the IHHOF it became the first sports Hall of Fame in Canada. However, establishing a permanent building for IHHOF became delayed by bureaucracy and lack of building funds and with no facility competed by 1958 then NHL President Clarence Campbell withdrew the league's support of the Kingston based Hall of Fame. Campbell decided instead to establish the NHL’s own Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. The IHHOF honored 40 members before the National Hockey League removed its support; these first 40 members of the IHHOF were recognized in the new Hockey Hall of Fame. In 1966, the International Hockey Hall of Fame honored two more members (Busher Jackson and Bun Cook), who were the last to gain this honor. These two were also inducted into the Toronto Hockey Hall of Fame, although at later dates: Jackson in 1971, and Cook in 1995.
In 1961 the IHHOF began construction on a new two-story building, officially opening it in 1965, and in 1978 it was enlarged to its current size of 9,500 square feet. The first floor is devoted to the honored members and historic exhibits, while the second floor houses the Capt. James T. Sutherland Lounge. Despite no longer inducting players the IHHOF continues to operate in Kingston with the hopes of connecting new generations to hockey heritage and inspiring people of all backgrounds through exhibits exploring and celebrating hockey’s history.
==Members==
150px|right|alt=An ice hockey Goaltender stands, also wearing a Canadians jersey, small leg pads and old style gloves, he also is without a mask, while posing for the photo but it was also the style of the time.|thumb|Georges Vezina, inducted in 1945.
150px|right|thumb|alt=a black and white photo of a young hockey player standing on his skates with his arms folded leaning slightly on an upside down hockey stick|Cyclone Taylor, inducted in 1947
Name 	Category	Year elected	Most prevalent team/contribution
Sir Mountagu Allan 	Builder 	1945 	Donated the Allan Cup
Donald Bain 	Player 	1945 	Winnipeg Victorias
“Hobie” A.H. Baker 	Player 	1945 	Princeton University
Richard R. Boon 	Player 	1952 	Montreal AAA
Russell Bowie 	Player 	1945 	Montreal Victorias
Frank Calder 	Builder 	1947 	First NHL President
Aubrey “Dit” Clapper 	Player 	1947 	Boston Bruins
Fred “Bun” Cook 	Player 	1966 	New York Rangers
William Cook 	Player 	1952 	New York Rangers
Allen M. “Scotty” Davidson	Player 	1950 	Toronto Blue Shirts
Charles Graham Drinkwater 	Player 	1950 	Montreal Victorias
Charles R “Chuck” Gardiner	Player 	1945 	Chicago Blackhawks
Eddie Gerard 	Player 	1945 	Ottawa Senators
Frank “Moose” Goheen 	Player 	1952 	St. Paul Saints
Silas “Si” Griffis 	Player 	1950 	Vancouver Millionaires
William A. Hewitt 	Builder 	1947 	Sportswriter
Harvey “Busher” Jackson 	Player 	1966 	Toronto Maple Leafs
Ernie “Moose” Johnson 	Player 	1966 	Montreal Wanderers
Aurel Joliat 	Player 	1947 	Montreal Canadians
Edouard C. “Newsy” Lalonde	Player 	1950 	Montreal Canadians
Duncan “Mickey” MacKay 	Player 	1952 	Vancouver Millionaires
Joseph Malone 	Player 	1950 	Quebec Bulldogs
Frank McGee 	Player 	1945 	Ottawa Silver Seven
Howie Morenz 	Player 	1945 	Montreal Canadians
Frank Nighbor 	Player 	1947 	Ottawa Senators
Francis Nelson 	Builder 	1947 	OHA Governor to the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada
William Northey 	Builder 	1947 	President of the Montreal AAA
Lester Patrick 	Player 	1947 	New York Rangers
Thomas Phillips 	Player 	1945 	Kenora Thistles
Harvey Pulford 	Player 	1945 	Ottawa Silver Seven
George T. Richardson 	Player 	1950 	Queen’s University
John Ross Robertson 	Builder 	1947 	OHA President from 1899 to 1905
Claude G. Robinson 	Builder 	1947 	Executive for the Winnipeg Victorias
Arthur H. Ross 	Player 	1945 	Montreal Wanderers
Edward “Eddie” Shore 	Player 	1947 	Boston Bruins
Lord Stanley (of Preston) 	Builder 	1945 	Donated the Stanley Cup
William H. “Hod” Stuart 	Player 	1945 	Montreal Wanderers
James T. Sutherland 	Builder 	1947 	CAHA President 1919
OHA President 1915-1918
Fred “Cyclone” Taylor 	Player 	1947 	Vancouver Millionaires
Harry Trihey 	Player 	1950 	Montreal Shamrocks
Georges Vezina 	Player 	1945 	Montreal Canadians
† Names appear in similar fashion to the way in which they are displayed at the International Hockey Hall of Fame.
==References==
Category:Hockey Halls of Fame