The Toronto organization boasts the most Honoured Members with 55- pictured are Inductees Teeder Kennedy, Turk Broda and Syl Apps

• Greatest number of players inducted in one year - 27 (1962)
• Fewest number of players inducted in one year since 1958 (first selection meeting of the Toronto HHOF Selection Committee) - 1 (1968 and 1999)
• Greatest number of inductees (player category) of an Original Six team - 59 (Toronto Maple Leafs/St. Patricks/Arenas)
• Fewest number of inductees (player category) of an Original Six team - 42 (Chicago Blackhawks)
• Greatest number of inductees (player category) by contemporary position - 77 (defenseman)
• Fewest number of inductees (player category) by contemporary position 36 (goaltender)
• Greatest number of inductees (player category) by Province of birth - 1220 (Ontario)
• Fewest number of inductees (player category) by Province of birth - 0 (P.E.I.)
• Greatest number of inductees (player category) by State of birth -2 (Minnesota & New York)
• Number of American-born inductees (player category) - 10
• Number of Asian-born inductees (player category) - 1
• Number of Canadian-born inductees (player category) - 227
• Number of European-born inductees (player category) - 11
• Number of Oceanic-born inductees (player category) - 1
• Number of individuals inducted in the Player Category - 251
• Number of individuals inducted in the Builder Category - 100
• Number of individuals inducted in the Referee/Linesman Category - 15

Wayne Gretzky dons his Honoured Member blazer

1947 - Dit Clapper retired on February 12, 1947.
1961 - Maurice "Rocket" Richard retired following the 1960-61 season.
1966 - Ted Lindsay retired in 1965.
1969 - Leonard "Red" Kelly retired in 1967.
1971 - Terry Sawchuk passed away in Summer of '70.
1972 - Jean Beliveau retired in 1972.
1972 - Gordie Howe retired in 1972, came out of retirement in 1973.
1979 - Bobby Orr retired in 1979 due to knee injury.
1997 - Mario Lemieux retired in 1997, came out of retirement in 2000.
1999 - Wayne Gretzky retired in 1999.

Gordie Howe flanked by sons Marty and Mark

1988 - Guy Lafleur was inducted in 1988. Guy played three additional seasons in the NHL, one with the Rangers and two with Nordiques, and tallied 52 goals over that period.

2000 - Mario Lemieux was inducted in 1997. Upon returning to the NHL, Mario won the Lester Patrick Trophy (2001), Olympic Gold Medal (2002), and averaged over one and a half points per game (more than any other player during that period).

Bobby Bauer, Milt Schmidt and Woody Dumart were united in the Hockey Hall of Fame after Bobby and Woody were inducted through the Veteran Comittee Category

1988 - Buddy O'Connor*
1989 - Herbie Lewis
1990 - Fern Flaman
1991 - Clint Smith
1992 - Woody Dumart
1993 - Edgar Laprade
1994 - Lionel Conacher* & Harry Watson
1995 - Fred "Bun" Cook*
1996 - Bobby Bauer*
1998 - Roy Conacher*
(* - inducted posthumously)

Aurele Joliat mourns the loss of teammate Howie Morenz

Herb Brooks (Inducted 2006) Brooks died in a one-car accident on the afternoon of August 11, 2003 only six days after he turned 66.

Ed Chynoweth (Inducted 2008) died of kidney cancer on April 22, 2008 at the age of 66

Jack Darragh (inducted in 1962) succumbed to peritonitis in the summer of 1924 at the age of 33.

Scotty Davidson (inducted in 1950) enlisted for military service after World War I broke out in 1914 and was killed in Belgium on June 6, 1915. Davidson was 25.

Chuck Gardiner (inducted in 1945) died of a brain tumour at the height of his career on June 13, 1934 at the age of 29.

Joe Hall (inducted in 1961) and almost all of his teammates fell ill during the 1919 Stanley Cup Final, with a number of them requiring hospitalization. Everyone recovered except for Hall who contracted pneumonia as a result of the flu and died in hospital on April 5, 1919. He was 37.

Tim Horton (inducted in 1977) was killed in the morning of February 21, 1974, in a single-car crash while driving home to Buffalo after a game against Toronto in which he was named the game's third star. Horton was 44.

Valeri Kharlamov (inducted in 2005) was killed, along with his wife, in a tragic car accident on the highway between St. Petersburg and Moscow on August 27, 1981. Kharlamov was 33 years of age.

Howie Morenz (inducted in 1945) suffered a broken leg in a home game against the Black Hawks on January 28, 1937. It was generally agreed that the injury would end his career at the age of 34. A few weeks later, on March 8, the hockey world was stunned by the news of Morenz's death, brought on by complications related to his injury.

Terry Sawchuk (inducted in 1971) fell awkwardly on teammate Ron Stewart after some playful wrestling at a bar in New York. Sawchuk had to be rushed to hospital, where his gall bladder was removed, and just a month later he died from internal injuries at the age of 40.

Daryl "Doc' Seaman (inducted in 2010) died on January 11, 2009 after a long battle with prostate cancer.

Hod Stuart (inducted in 1945) traveled to Brockville, Ontario in the early summer of 1907 to oversee the construction of the Belleville Drill Shed, a job his father's company was contracted for. During a break from work, Stuart suffered a fatal injury when he struck his head on rocks while diving into the unfamiliar waters at the Bay of Quinte.

Georges Vezina (inducted in 1945) experienced great fatigue through training camp workouts prior to the 1925-26 season. Despite a high fever, he performed admirably in the Canadiens' season opener versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. Vezina eventually was forced to retire from the game after being diagnosed with advanced tuberculosis. He passed away on March 27, 1926 at the age of 39.

On March 31, 2009, the Hockey Hall of Fame announced that new by-law provisions would allow both male and female player candidates to be considered on the same ballot. Since that time two female players have achieved Honoured Member status.

2010 - Cammi Granato
2010 - Angela James

On Saturday, September 5, 1959, thirty-one of the thirty-four living members of the Hockey Hall of Fame attended a luncheon in the Queen Elizabeth Building at the CNE. Each was presented with the official HHOF crest.

The first formal induction took place in 1959. All but Donald Bain, Frank Patrick and Senator Donat Raymond of the 34 living Honoured Members were present