List of members of the Hockey Hall of Fame

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.

Members
Players
The Player category has been in existence since the beginning of the Hall of Fame and the first players were added in 1945. Since then, 238 players have been added. For a person to be added 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. 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). 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".

As of 2007, a maximum of four players can be added in one year but the greatest number of players ever added in a year was 27, in 1962. They were added because the Hall of Fame was trying to induct many pre-NHL era players.  218 of the player inductees are Canadian-born, while only 10 European-born players have been added. The NHL team with the most player inductees is the Toronto Maple Leafs, with 55. Seventy-five defencemen are in the Hall of Fame, more than any other current position, while only 35 goaltenders have been added.

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 removed it, and now those inductees are considered to be in the player category.

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200px|right|thumb|Georges Vézina, inducted in 1945.
200px|right|thumb|Cyclone Taylor, inducted in 1947.
200px|right|thumb|Newsy Lalonde, inducted in 1950.
200px|right|thumb|Maurice Richard, inducted in 1961.
200px|thumb|Bobby Clarke, inducted in 1987.
200px|right|thumb|Mario Lemieux, inducted in 1997.
200px|right|thumb|Mark Messier, inducted in 2007.
200px|right|thumb|Igor Larionov, inducted in 2008.
200px|right|thumb|Brian Leetch, inducted in 2009.
 Year Name Position Nationality 1945  F 1945  G/ 1945  D–LW 1945  C–R 1945  C 1945  LW–RW 1945  D 1945  D 1945  G 1947  C–R 1947   D–RW 1947  LW 1947  C 1947  D–G–R 1947  D 1947  C–D–R 1949  C 1949  D 1950  RW 1950  D 1950  D 1950  D–R/ 1950  D–R 1950  C 1950  D 1950  C–R 1952  D 1952  RW 1952  D–LW 1952  D 1952  C–R 1952  C 1958  C 1958  D 1958  D 1958  G 1958  D 1958  C 1958  C 1958  D 1958  LW 1958  C 1958  D 1958  C 1958  G 1958  D 1958  G 1959  C 1959  LW 1959  G 1960  D 1960  D 1960  C–LW–R 1961  C 1961  RW 1961  D 1961  G 1961  D/ 1961  G–RW 1961  R 1961   RW 1961  C 1961  C 1961  R 1962  RW 1962  RW 1962  R 1962  C–D–LW 1962  LW 1962  RW 1963  D 1963  C–LW 1963  RW 1963  LW 1963  RW 1963  C–D 1963  F 1963  G 1963  F 1963  G 1963  D–LW 1963  C 1963  D–R–RW 1963  C 1963  D 1963  D 1963  D 1963  D–RW 1963  C 1963  C 1963  G–R 1963  R 1963  D 1964  LW 1964  G 1964  D–LW 1964  D 1965  C 1965  G 1965  F 1965  D 1965  D–LW 1965  C–D 1965  RW 1965  C–RW 1965  C–R 1965  F 1966  C 1966  LW 1966  D 1966  G 1966  C 1966  C 1966   LW 1966  D 1966  D 1967  G 1967  C–D 1967  RW 1968  C 1969  C–LW 1969  RW 1969   C–D 1969  G 1970  RW 1970  D 1970  D 1971  LW 1971  LW 1971   G 1971  C 1972   C 1972  RW 1972  G 1972   RW 1972  C–D–RW 1973  D 1973  G 1973  C–R–LW 1974  C–D/ 1974  D 1974  C/ 1974  LW 1975  RW 1975  LW 1975  RW 1975  G 1975  D 1976  G 1976  D 1977  C–LW 1977  D 1978  RW 1978  G 1978  D 1979  D 1979   D 1979  C 1980  G 1980  C–LW 1980  G 1981  LW 1981  LW 1981  D 1982  RW 1982  RW 1982  C 1983  G 1983  LW 1983  C 1984  C 1984  C 1984  G 1985  G 1985  LW 1985  C 1986  D 1986  C 1986  D 1987  C 1987  G 1987  D 1988  G 1988  RW 1988  C 1988  D 1989  LW 1989  C 1989  G/ 1990  LW 1990  D 1990  C 1991  RW 1991  D 1991  C–LW 1991  C 1992  C 1992  LW 1992  LW 1992  RW 1993  D 1993  C 1993  LW 1993  G 1994  D 1994  LW 1995  LW 1995  D 1996  RW 1996  D 1997   C 1997  C 1998  LW 1998  LW 1998  C/ 1999   C 2000  RW 2000  C 2001  D/ 2001  RW 2001  C 2001  RW 2002  C 2002  LW 2002  D 2003  G 2003  C 2004  D 2004  D 2004  D 2005  LW 2005  RW 2006  LW 2006  G 2007  C 2007  D 2007  D 2007  C 2008  RW 2008  C/ 2009RW/ 2009D 2009LW 2009C 2010RW 2010C 2010C 2011 G 2011 C 2011 D 2011 C 2012 RW/ 2012 C 2012 C 2012 C 2013 D 2013 D 2013 D 2013 LW 2014 D 2014 C 2014 G 2014 C 2015 C/ 2015 D 2015 D 2015 D 2015 D2016 C2016 RW/2016 G2017 LW2017 F2017 LW2017 RW2017 RW2018 G2018 RW2018 RW2018 LW2019Guy CarbonneauC2019Václav NedomanskýC2019Hayley WickenheiserC2019Sergei ZubovD/
* 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 and newspapers.

Builders
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.
 Year Name 1945  1945  1947  1947  1947  1947  1947  1947  1947  1950  1958  1958  1958  1958  1958  1958  1960  1960  1960  1961  1961  1961  1962  1962  1962  1962  1962  1962  1963  1963  1963  1964  1964  1965  1965  1966  1968  1968  1969  1969  1970  1971  1972  1973  1974  1974  1974  1974  1975  1975  1976  1976  1976  1977  1977  1977  1978  1978  1978  1979  1980  1982  1983  1984  1984  1985  1985  1986  1987  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1992  1992  1993  1993  1993  1994  1995  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2003  2004  2005  2006  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2010  2013  2014  2015  2015  2016  2017  2017  2018  2018 2019Jim Rutherford2019Jerry York

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 added 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.

In 1989, Alan Eagleson was added as a builder, but he would resign from the Hall in 1998 after pleading guilty of mail fraud and embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars. His resignation came shortly before a vote was held to expel him.

On-ice officials
The On-ice official category has been in existence since 1961 and since then fourteen have been added. For an official to be added 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 added in one year.
 Year Name 1961  1961  1961  1962  1963  1964  1967  1973  1981  1987  1988  1991  1993  1999  2008  2014 

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