With the establishment of the IHHOF it became the first sports Hall of Fame in Canada. However, establishing a permanent building for IHHOF became delayed by bureaucracy and lack of building funds and with no facility competed by 1958 then NHL President Clarence Campbell withdrew the league's support of the Kingston based Hall of Fame. Campbell decided instead to establish the NHL’s own Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. The IHHOF honored 40 members before the National Hockey League removed its support; these first 40 members of the IHHOF were recognized in the new Hockey Hall of Fame. In 1966, the International Hockey Hall of Fame honored two more members (Busher Jackson and Bun Cook), who were the last to gain this honor. These two were also inducted into the Toronto Hockey Hall of Fame, al
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| - With the establishment of the IHHOF it became the first sports Hall of Fame in Canada. However, establishing a permanent building for IHHOF became delayed by bureaucracy and lack of building funds and with no facility competed by 1958 then NHL President Clarence Campbell withdrew the league's support of the Kingston based Hall of Fame. Campbell decided instead to establish the NHL’s own Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. The IHHOF honored 40 members before the National Hockey League removed its support; these first 40 members of the IHHOF were recognized in the new Hockey Hall of Fame. In 1966, the International Hockey Hall of Fame honored two more members (Busher Jackson and Bun Cook), who were the last to gain this honor. These two were also inducted into the Toronto Hockey Hall of Fame, al
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| - With the establishment of the IHHOF it became the first sports Hall of Fame in Canada. However, establishing a permanent building for IHHOF became delayed by bureaucracy and lack of building funds and with no facility competed by 1958 then NHL President Clarence Campbell withdrew the league's support of the Kingston based Hall of Fame. Campbell decided instead to establish the NHL’s own Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. The IHHOF honored 40 members before the National Hockey League removed its support; these first 40 members of the IHHOF were recognized in the new Hockey Hall of Fame. In 1966, the International Hockey Hall of Fame honored two more members (Busher Jackson and Bun Cook), who were the last to gain this honor. These two were also inducted into the Toronto Hockey Hall of Fame, although at later dates: Jackson in 1971, and Cook in 1995. In 1961 the IHHOF began construction on a new two-story building, officially opening it in 1965, and in 1978 it was enlarged to its current size of 9,500 square feet. The first floor is devoted to the honored members and historic exhibits, while the second floor houses the Capt. James T. Sutherland Lounge. Despite no longer inducting players the IHHOF continues to operate in Kingston with the hopes of connecting new generations to hockey heritage and inspiring people of all backgrounds through exhibits exploring and celebrating hockey’s history.
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