ANNOUNCES NEW APPOINTMENTS AND 2011 INDUCTION DATE

TORONTO (March 31, 2011) ­­ , Chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame, announced today that the following new appointments were confirmed at the Annual General Meeting of the Members held yesterday in .

• Igor Larionov (Honoured Member, Class of 2008) appointed as a new member of the Selection Committee for a three­year term expiring March 31, 2014.

• Colin Campbell, Jim Gregory, John Davidson, Pat Quinn and Serge Savard each re­ appointed to the Selection Committee for a further three­year term expiring March 31, 2014.

• Councillor Shelley Carroll (City of Toronto, Ward 33, Don Valley East), Donald M. Fehr (Executive Director, Players’ Association), and Bob Nicholson (President, ), each elected as new members of the Board of Directors.

The Selection Committee will meet in Toronto on June 27 & 28, 2011 to consider duly nominated candidates for the 2011 Induction Celebration scheduled on Monday, November 14 th .

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Established in 1943, the Hockey Hall of Fame’s (“HHOF”) mandate is to recognize and honour the achievements of individuals who bring special distinction to the game of hockey, and to collect, preserve, research and exhibit objects, images and resource materials connected with the game as it is played in Canada and throughout the world. As a non­profit corporation and a registered charity under the Income Tax Act, HHOF owns and operates a museum and place of entertainment offering state­of­the­art exhibits, multimedia presentations and educational programming from its premises at Brookfield Place, Toronto, Canada.

CONTACT: Hockey Hall of Fame Kelly Masse (416) 933­8212 [email protected] BOARD OF DIRECTORS of HOCKEY HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM (as elected March 30, 2011)

Nominated by: William C. Hay, Chair Corporate Governance Committee Jim Gregory, Vice­Chair National Hockey League Rick Brace Corporate Governance Committee Walter L. Bush, Jr. USA Hockey Shelley Carroll City of Toronto Corporate Governance Committee William L. Daly National Hockey League René Fasel International Federation Donald M. Fehr Corporate Governance Committee National Hockey League Mark Grimes City of Toronto Douglas Holyday City of Toronto Harley N. Hotchkiss National Hockey League Pat LaFontaine National Hockey League Ian Morrison Corporate Governance Committee Bob Nicholson Hockey Canada Glen Sather National Hockey League Harry Sinden National Hockey League

HOCKEY HALL OF FAME SELECTION COMMITTEE (as appointed March 30, 2011)

Jim Gregory, Co­Chair Toronto, Pat Quinn, Co­Chair West Vancouver, British Columbia Scotty Bowman East Amherst, David Branch Toronto, Ontario Colin Campbell Toronto, Ontario John Davidson St. Louis, Eric Duhatschek Calgary, Alberta Jan­Åke Edvinsson Spreitenbach, Switzerland Mike Emrick Port Huron, Michigan Michael Farber Verdun, Mike Gartner Richmond Hill, Ontario Igor Larionov Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Lanny McDonald Calgary, Alberta Yvon Pedneault Candiac, Quebec Serge Savard , Quebec Harry Sinden Winchester, Massachusetts Peter Stastny St. Louis, Missouri West Palm Beach, Florida