HOCKEY HALL OF FAME MOVING FORWARD WITH PLANS FOR THE “20/21” INDUCTION CELEBRATION
BY: Kelly Masse, Hockey Hall Of Fame
TORONTO (June 28, 2021) – Lanny McDonald, Chair of the Hockey Hall of Fame, confirmed today that the Hockey Hall of Fame is moving forward with plans for the “20/21” Induction Celebration on Monday, November 15, 2021, as previously announced. The annual gala fundraiser will be held outside the extended “four walls of the Hall” for the first time since relocating to BCE Place (now Brookfield Place) in 1993, as the Class of 2020 will take center stage at MERIDIAN HALL located kitty-corner to the iconic Hockey Hall of Fame heritage building at the intersection of Yonge and Front Streets.
Elected by the eighteen member Hockey Hall of Fame Selection Committee at a virtual meeting held on June 24, 2020, Ken Holland, Marian Hossa, Jarome Iginla, Kevin Lowe, Kim St-Pierre, and Doug Wilson will be inducted as a stand-alone class given the cancellation of the 2020 Induction Celebration and the Board’s decision to forego nomination and election proceedings in 2021 as a result of the pandemic.
“We are very excited about getting back on track with the tradition of celebrating excellence through the achievements of the distinguished Class of 2020 and a full slate of weekend activities in November,” said McDonald. “The change in venue also gives us more flexibility in terms of event logistics and enhances the induction ceremony experience for all present to honor our game’s newest legends.”
Ticket information and other details regarding this year’s Induction Weekend/Celebration can be found via HHOF.com.
About the Hockey Hall of Fame
The Hockey Hall of Fame (“HHOF”) was established in 1943 to honor and memorialize individuals who have brought special distinction to the game of hockey and those who made outstanding contributions to the development and advancement of hockey anywhere in the world and to collect, research, preserve, exhibit and promote objects, images and other historical materials connected with the game at all levels. As a not-for-profit corporation and registered charity, HHOF owns and operates a museum and place of entertainment offering state-of-the-art exhibits, theatrical presentations, and educational programming from its premises at Brookfield Place, Toronto, and a multi-purpose archive, resource center, and research facility located at 400 Kipling Avenue, Toronto.