The AHL Hall of Fame is an online ice hockey museum dedicated to honoring members of the

American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 season, every team in the le ...

. Each year, a new class of inductees is enshrined during the AHL's All-Star Classic. TheAHL HOFawards (8446053375)

On January 5, 2006, the league announced that

Johnny Bower John William Bower (né Kiszkan; November 8, 1924 – December 26, 2017), nicknamed "The China Wall", was a Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender who won four Stanley Cups during his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 2017 he was named one ...

, Jack Butterfield, Jody Gage, Fred Glover, Willie Marshall, Frank Mathers and

Eddie Shore Edward William Shore (November 23, 1902 – March 16, 1985) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman, principally for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League, and the longtime owner of the Springfield Indians of the American Hocke ...

had been selected as the inaugural class of inductees. They were formally inducted in a ceremony in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on February 1, 2006.

Inductees

* 2006:

, Jack Butterfield, Jody Gage, Fred Glover, Willie Marshall, Frank Mathers,

* 2007:

Bun Cook Frederick Joseph "Bun" Cook (September 18, 1903 – March 19, 1988) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach. He was an Allan Cup champion with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in 1924 before embarking on a 13-year professional ...

, Dick Gamble, Gil Mayer, Mike Nykoluk * 2008:

Steve Kraftcheck Stephen Kraftcheck (March 3, 1929 – August 10, 1997) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman and coach, born in Tinturn, Ontario. He played parts of four seasons in the National Hockey League between 1950 and 1959 with the Boston Bruins, New York ...

Noel Price Garry Noel Price (born December 9, 1935) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with seven teams between 1957 to 1976. He also spent considerable time in the minor American Hockey League d ...

, Tim Tookey * 2009: Jim Anderson, Bruce Boudreau, Les Cunningham,

Louis Pieri Louis Arthur Raymond Pieri (February 23, 1897 – June 16, 1967) was an American basketball and ice hockey executive and coach. Ice hockey In 1929 he was named general manager of the Providence Reds. The team became a charter member of the American ...

* 2010:

Macgregor Kilpatrick Macgregor Kilpatrick (July 30, 1916 – August 30, 1997) was an American ice hockey executive. He was an original owner of the New Haven Nighthawks of the American Hockey League (AHL). He also served as senior vice president and general counsel fo ...

, John Paddock, Marcel Paille, Bill Sweeney * 2011:

Maurice Podoloff Maurice Podoloff ( yi, מוריס פודולוף; August 18, 1890 – November 24, 1985) was an American lawyer and a basketball and ice hockey administrator. He served as the president of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) between 1946 ...

, Larry Wilson,

Harry Pidhirny Harry Pidhirny (March 5, 1928 – December 20, 2010) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Pidhirny played two games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins during the 1957–58 NHL season, and was a top scorer in the minors, ...

Mitch Lamoureux Mitch Lamoureux (born August 22, 1962) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. Lamoureux was born in Ottawa, Ontario, but grew up in Nepean, Ontario. He played in the NHL with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers Th ...

* 2012: Joe Crozier, Jack Gordon, John Stevens,

Zellio Toppazzini Zellio Louis Peter Toppazzini (January 5, 1930 – April 1, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 123 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, and Chicago Black Hawks between 1949 an ...

* 2013: Harvey Bennett, Ken Gernander,

Jim Morrison James Douglas Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer, poet and songwriter who was the lead vocalist of the rock band the Doors. Due to his wild personality, poetic lyrics, distinctive voice, unpredictable and err ...

, Peter White. * 2014:

Bill Dineen William Patrick "Foxy" Dineen (September 18, 1932 – December 10, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and head coach. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks between 1953 a ...

, Al MacNeil, Bob Perreault, John Slaney. * 2015: Frederic Cassivi, James C. Hendy,

Bronco Horvath Bronco Joseph Horvath (March 12, 1930 – December 17, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 434 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1955 and 1968. Early life Horvath was born to an ethnic Hungarian family ...

Art Stratton Arthur Stratton (born October 8, 1935) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 95 games in the NHL for 5 separate teams. These included the New York Rangers (18 games), Detroit Red Wings (5 games), Chicago Black Hawks (2 g ...

. * 2016: Bruce Cline, Ralph Keller, Jean-Francois Labbe, Bruce Landon. * 2017: Billy Dea, Bryan Helmer, Rob Murray, Doug Yingst. * 2018: Jim Bartlett, Don Biggs,

Brian Kilrea Brian Blair "Killer" Kilrea (born October 21, 1934) is a Canadian former ice hockey head coach, general manager, and player. He played 26 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and Los Angeles Kings between 1958 and 1967, ...

Glenn Merkosky Glenn M. Merkosky (born April 8, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 66 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the New Jersey Devils, Hartford Whalers, and Detroit Red Wings. Merkosky was born in Edmon ...

. * 2019: John Anderson,

Don Cherry Donald Stewart Cherry (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, coach, and television commentator. Cherry played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins, and later coached the team for five se ...

, Murray Eaves, Brad Smyth. * 2020:

Robbie Ftorek Robert Brian Ftorek (born January 2, 1952) is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player. He was enshrined as member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991. Playing career Ftorek played in the 1962, 1963 and 1964 Queb ...

, Denis Hamel,

Darren Haydar Darren J. Haydar (born October 22, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. Haydar was selected by the Nashville Predators in the ninth round (248th overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He is one of the top AHL players of all ...

Fred Thurier Alfred Michel Thurier (January 11, 1916 in Ste-Anne-de-Stukely near Granby, Quebec – November 20, 1999 in Vero Beach, Florida) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He played 80 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Amer ...

. *2021: David Andrews.

References

External links

Official site of the AHL Hall of Fame
{{AHL American Hockey League Ice hockey museums and halls of fame Awards established in 2006 American ice hockey trophies and awards Halls of fame in Massachusetts

Inductees

See also

References

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