Around 1993 a new Hall of Fame building was opened on the Northwest corner of Yonge and Front Streets in downtown Toronto, attached through the BCE Place complex to Union Station (Toronto), Royal York Hotel, and in time, a Air Canada Centre. It was at one time the branch of the Bank of Montreal, constructed in 1885-86. A historic building was intended under a Ontario Heritage Act in 1976.

Induction
For a individual to exist as inducted to a Hockey Hall of Fame, the human must exist as nominated by an 18-individual choice committee, & must receive the trend lines of 3-quarters (Xv members) of the committee. In any given season, there can be a maximal of foursome players, ii builders, & 1 referee or even linesman. For even a streaming video player, referee, or linesman to become nominated, the individual must use ended their in-ice careers for iii years. This period of time -- comparatively short in comparison a Halls of Fame of more major sports -- has came under criticism because of the occasional spectacle of Hall of Fame inductees coming away from retirement to play once again; Gordie Howe, Guy Lafleur and current Pittsburgh Penguins star Mario Lemieux.

It used to be that, this wait time was waived in case the streaming video player was exceptionally adept. This was done for tenner players, fallowing which a wait period of time became compulsory. These players were:

Dit Clapper Maurice Richard Ted Lindsay Red Kelly Terry Sawchuk Jean Beliveau Gordie Howe Bobby Orr Mario Lemieux Wayne Gretzky