AHL Hall of Fame explained

The AHL Hall of Fame is an online ice hockey museum dedicated to honoring members of the American Hockey League. Each year, a new class of inductees is enshrined during the AHL's All-Star Classic.

On January 5, 2006, the league announced that Johnny Bower, Jack Butterfield, Jody Gage, Fred Glover, Willie Marshall, Frank Mathers and Eddie Shore had been selected as the inaugural class of inductees.^[1] They were formally inducted in a ceremony in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on February 1, 2006.^[2]

Inductees

• 2006: Johnny Bower, Jack Butterfield, Jody Gage, Fred Glover, Willie Marshall, Frank Mathers, Eddie Shore
• 2007: Bun Cook, Dick Gamble, Gil Mayer, Mike Nykoluk
• 2008: Steve Kraftcheck, Noel Price, Tim Tookey
• 2009: Jim Anderson, Bruce Boudreau, Les Cunningham, Louis Pieri
• 2010: Macgregor Kilpatrick, John Paddock, Marcel Paille, Bill Sweeney
• 2011: Maurice Podoloff, Larry Wilson, Harry Pidhirny, Mitch Lamoureux
• 2012: Joe Crozier, Jack Gordon, John Stevens, Zellio Toppazzini^[3]
• 2013: Harvey Bennett, Ken Gernander, Jim Morrison, Peter White.^[4]
• 2014: Bill Dineen, Al MacNeil, Bob Perreault, John Slaney.
• 2015: Frederic Cassivi, James C. Hendy, Bronco Horvath, Art Stratton.^[5]
• 2016: Bruce Cline, Ralph Keller, Jean-Francois Labbe, Bruce Landon.^[6]
• 2017: Billy Dea, Bryan Helmer, Rob Murray, Doug Yingst.^[7]
• 2018: Jim Bartlett, Don Biggs, Brian Kilrea, Glenn Merkosky.^[8]
• 2019: John Anderson, Don Cherry, Murray Eaves, Brad Smyth.^[9]
• 2020: Robbie Ftorek, Denis Hamel, Darren Haydar, Fred Thurier.^[10]
• 2021: David Andrews.^[11]
• 2022: Keith Aucoin, Nolan Baumgartner, Dave Creighton, Bill Torrey^[12]
• 2023: None
• 2024: Dennis Bonvie, Gordie Clark, Gerry Ehman, Roy Sommer^[13]
• 2025: Rene Drolet, Dunc Fisher, Michael Leighton, Michel Picard^[14]

See also

• Hockey Hall of Fame
• ECHL Hall of Fame

External links

• Official site of the AHL Hall of Fame

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2006 AHL Hall of Fame inductees named | The American Hockey League . Theahl.com . 2016-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160127091619/http://theahl.com/2006-ahlhof-inductees-named-p135845 . 2016-01-27 . dead.
2. Web site: AHL Hall of Fame . AHL Hall of Fame . 2016-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160205100649/http://ahlhalloffame.com/honored-members-p139007 . 2016-02-05 . dead.
3. Web site: AHL Hall of Fame . AHL Hall of Fame . 2011-11-10 . 2016-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160127070420/http://ahlhalloffame.com/class-of-2012-p174071 . 2016-01-27 . dead.
4. Web site: AHL Hall of Fame Class of 2013 set | The American Hockey League . Theahl.com . 2016-01-20 . 2012-10-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121015184416/http://theahl.com/ahl-hall-of-fame-class-of-2013-set-p179389 . dead .
5. Web site: AHL ANNOUNCES NEW INDUCTEES INTO AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE HALL OF FAME . November 19, 2014 . Cdn.rapidmanager.com . 2016-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194853/http://cdn.rapidmanager.com/ahl/files/14_11_19_ahlhof.pdf . 2016-03-03 . dead.
6. Web site: AHL Hall of Fame announces Class of 2016 | The American Hockey League . Theahl.com . 2016-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160126221729/http://theahl.com/class-of-2016-p199674 . 2016-01-26 . dead.
7. Web site: AHL HALL OF FAME WELCOMES CLASS OF 2017 . AHL . January 30, 2017.
8. Web site: AHL HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES CLASS OF 2018 . AHL . January 27, 2018.
9. Web site: AHL HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES CLASS OF 2019 . AHL . October 4, 2018.
10. Web site: American Hockey League Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2020 . OurSports Central . October 10, 2019.
11. Web site: Andrews named to AHL Hall of Fame Class of 2021 . American Hockey League . May 20, 2021.
12. Web site: AHL Hall of Fame announces Class of 2022 . The American Hockey League . 21 March 2023 . 26 October 2021.
13. Web site: AHL Hall of Fame announces Class of 2024 . The American Hockey League . 8 February 2024 . 31 October 2023.
14. Web site: AHL Hall of Fame announces Class of 2025 . theahl.com . October 25, 2024 . October 23, 2024.