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293 players The winners are announced and honoured at different times than the other honourees. Foster Hewitt is the only media honouree inducted in his own right into the Hall, as a builder. As of 2022, there are 293 players (including nine women), 113 builders and 16 on-ice officials in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Meet hockey's newest legends - Alfredsson, Carnegie, Luongo, Sallinen, D. Sedin and H. Sedin.

BOTTOM LINE: Wayne Gretzky has not been removed from the Hockey Hall of Fame. He is still regarded as one of the greatest hockey players of all time, and his contributions to the sport continue to be celebrated.

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– Dustin Brown, Brian Burke, Katie King Crowley, Jamie Langenbrunner and Brian Murphy will be enshrined into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame as the Class of 2023, it was announced today by USA Hockey.

After his retirement in 1999, Gretzky was immediately inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, making him the most recent player to have the waiting period waived. The NHL retired his jersey number 99 league-wide.

Upon his retirement on 18 April 1999, Gretzky held or shared 61 NHL records. Those records included 40 regular season, 15 playoff and 6 All-Star records. As of the start of the 2022–23 season, 23 seasons after his retirement, Gretzky still holds or shares 58 NHL records.

The Hockey Hall of Fame is a wonderful museum with several interactive exhibits. I believe you would get something out of the experience, hockey fan or not.

293 players Foster Hewitt is the only media honouree inducted in his own right into the Hall, as a builder. As of 2022, there are 293 players (including nine women), 113 builders and 16 on-ice officials in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

four players The Hockey Hall of Fame was established in 1943 with the intentions of honoring the best to ever play the game. Since that date, a total of 238 players have been inducted, that comes around to about 3.66 players per year. A maximum of four players can be inducted each year and it happens most of the time.

The Gretzky Rule stated that when there were coincidental minor penalties, instead of each team playing with one fe. In the 1980s, the Gretzky's Oilers would statistically out score the opposition when there were 4 skaters on each side.