HOCKEY HALL of FAME NEWS and EVENTS JOURNAL WORLD OF HOCKEY PARTNERSHIP BRIEFS RECENT ACQUISTIONS FALL 2015 LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Dear Teammates: By accepting the role as Chairman of the Board, and in keeping with the Friday, November 6, 2015 HHOF underlying rule of independence, Tissot World of Hockey Zone Opening it is a prerequisite that I can no longer serve on the Hockey Official unveiling of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s newest revitalization project. Hall of Fame Selection Committee. All in all, it has been 2:00pm truly an honour and privilege to participate in the selection Induction Media Conference proceedings for the past nine years alongside people who have This event will include the ring presentations to the 2015 Inductees. a deep passion for the game of hockey and its rich history. 7:00pm As a newcomer at the Board level, I am impressed with the prior Hockey Hall of Fame Game work that’s gone into the recognition of hockey excellence Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre and how the Hall has adapted to the changing landscape. Over the past few years, a comprehensive review resulted in several significant by-law amendments, which by way of Saturday, November 7, 2015 example include new balloting rules designed to eliminate or 1:30pm – 2:30pm marginalize “split” and “strategic” voting issues. Scotiabank Inductee Fan Forum Q & A session with the 2015 Inductees. In this edition of Teammates, we discuss the principles and practices behind the selection process. Although the by-laws provide a broad framework for honouring the game’s legends, SuNday, November 8, 2015 ultimately it is the Selection Committee’s duty to determine 12:00pm – 1:00pm who qualifies for Honoured Membership through their Legends Autograph Signing collective (and often difficult) decisions. Honoured Members Pavel Bure and Doug Gilmour will be signing a limited-edition Legends Classic print. At this time, I would like to express our appreciation and 3:00pm gratitude to Mike Emrick, the longtime “voice of hockey in the Haggar Hockey Hall of Fame Legends Classic United States”, for his distinguished service and contributions Team Bure vs Team Gilmour to the Selection Committee. Having reached the 15-year service A Clash of World Legends vs Canada Legends with Honoured Members Pavel Bure and Doug Gilmour leading their respective star-laden teams featuring this year’s limit, Mike’s articulate perspective will be missed during the Inductees. Prior to puck drop, the Class of 2015 will receive their official Hockey Hall on-going deliberations. of Fame Honoured Member Blazers at centre ice. Air Canada Centre In closing, I am very excited about the new challenges that will come in this leadership capacity, and particularly the opportunity to assist our management team. I wish to sincerely moNday, November 9, 2015 thank everyone who has offered their encouragement and 5:30pm support! Doors open for Induction Celebration. With best regards, 7:30pm Induction Ceremony Running delay broadcast begins at 8pm on and 9:00pm Celebration continues. Lanny McDonald All events take place at the Hockey Hall of Fame unless otherwise listed. Chairman of the Board For further details, visit HHOF.com. COVER IMAGE 2015 Inductees Peter Karmanos Jr., Angela Ruggiero, Bill Hay Phil Housley, sergei Fedorov, nicklas Lidstrom, chris Pronger 2 TEAMMATES FALL 2015 THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES BEHIND THE SELECTION PROCESS: HHOF TOPS ESPN POLL In a recent ESPN poll, the Hockey Hall of Fame earned the top ranking among the “Big Four” sports halls of fame “on questions regarding transparency of the selection process and legitimacy of the results.” Visit http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/13384397/which-sport-hall-fame-does-job-best-baseball-basketball-football-hockey oon after the coveted Stanley Cup is exclusively on those who are successfully expands each year as the three-year waiting awarded each year, the Hockey Hall of elected each year, and to foster and maintain period expires for retired players while SFame Selection Committee gathers in consistent public communications. the qualifications of first year eligible Toronto to consider the merits of candidates Still, there are certain dynamics of the candidates fluctuate from year to year, duly nominated for election to Honoured selection process that are inherent factors in and that the composition of the Selection Membership. With this role comes a generating public debate, be it the limits on Committee changes from time to time responsibility that each of the eighteen the number of candidates that can be elected and the insights exchanged through their distinguished electors undertakes with the annually (so as to maintain the highest deliberations on any particular candidate utmost gravity, reflection and deliberation. standards of excellence and exclusiveness) may have more or less impact from one Given the diversity of opinion among while the number of year to another. the sports media and fans, and the passions Successful nominated candidates In the end analysis, it is consistently (and biases) that people bring to the game, caNdIdatES usually exceeds these applied that any and all successful it is to be expected that the Selection muSt acHIEvE limits in any given candidates must achieve an affirmative Committee’s choices, both to elect and not aN aFFIrmatIvE year (notwithstanding vote of at least three quarters of the to elect, will be challenged by other voices votE oF at that each Selection Selection Committee to be declared in the hockey world from time to time. lEaSt tHrEE Committee member elected to Honoured Membership. On Naturally, there is an inclination to take quartErS oF is restricted to one that basis, together with the collective aim at the alleged “flaws” in the selection tHE SElEctIoN nomination in each dedication, diligence and knowledge of process (encompassing the requisite commIttEE to category so as to the Selection Committee, the Hockey eligibility criteria, qualification standards, BE dEclarEd maintain a manageable Hall of Fame preserves the standards of voting procedures, composition of the ElEctEd to number of candidates), excellence for honouring individuals committee, non-disclosure rules, etc.) which HoNourEd that the number of who have brought special distinction to is a common theme for sports halls. mEmBErSHIP. eligible candidates the game of hockey. The spirit and intent of HHOF’s corporate by-laws, insofar as nomination and election to Honoured Membership is concerned, serves to establish and maintain rational criteria for recognition, to set the bar at a high level (and, out of regard for those who have already met the standard, keep it there), to recruit highly knowledgeable and fair-minded hockey people represented by a broad spectrum of the sport who participate in the annual elections and to ensure that the Selection Committee has access to all relevant information and archival materials to assist in making their decisions. In parallel with these key principles, confidentiality rules are essential in order to attract the best cross-section of hockey minds to the Selection Committee (i.e. former players, coaches, executives, and media representatives), to encourage candid Craig Campbell/HHOF deliberations, to defuse lobbying efforts the Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee at the Annual election Meeting in toronto on June 29, 2015. top row, left to right: colin campbell, Peter stastny, Marc de Foy, Bob clarke, Luc Robitaille, eric duhatschek, Brian Burke, Igor Larionov, Mike within hockey circles and other politics Gartner, Anders Hedberg, david Poile and david Branch. seated, left to right: Lanny Mcdonald, scott Bowman, Mike emrick, of influence, to rightly place the focus John davidson (selection committee chair), Jim Gregory (selection committee chair emeritus), Bill torrey and Michael Farber. FALL 2015 TEAMMATES 3 WORLD OF HOCKEY aS HockEy growS worldwIdE, So too doES tHE aPPEal oF tHE INtErNatIoNal gamE. hile Toronto played host to Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, the final over Finland. The tournament the 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Sweden and Russia, plus Team Europe, and related festivities will be held from W Am Games, significant plans consisting of players from the remaining September 17 to October 1, 2016 with all to celebrate the global game of hockey European hockey nations, and North games to be played at Air Canada Centre within the city were in the works, America, a team consisting of the in Toronto. including at the Hockey Hall of Fame. continent’s top under-25 players, will Continuing this international tribute, The burgeoning international hockey compete for a newly designed World Cup the 2015 Haggar Hockey Hall of Fame scene has long been at the forefront of Hockey. This will be the first World Cup Legends Classic will pit Canada Legends at the Hall of Fame. In 1998, the Hall of Hockey since 2004 when Canada won versus World Legends with Honoured completed its first major expansion Members Doug Gilmour at its current location by opening the and Pavel Bure leading World of Hockey Zone, a 3,500-square-foot their respective star-laden area dedicated to hockey on the global teams. Participating players stage thanks to the endorsement and include former Inductees financial support of the International Dino Ciccarelli, Paul Coffey, Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Since the initial launch, the zone has undertaken Artist rendering of a further expansion in 2010, increasing new Tissot World to 6,000-square-feet while becoming of Hockey Zone. the largest dedicated exhibition theme within the museum premises. To kick off the upcoming Induction Weekend/ Celebration, on tHE BurgEoNINg Friday, November INtErNatIoNal 6, 2015, the Hall HockEy ScENE will unveil its HaS loNg BEEN at latest $1.8 million tHE ForEFroNt revitalization of at tHE Hall oF the Tissot World FamE. of Hockey Zone featuring an immersive multimedia experience entitled “The Global Game Flight Deck” created to showcase the game of hockey in 75 countries throughout the World.