World Wide Hall of Fame

We changed the procedure slightly for 1947. Instead of automatic entry for the first five finishers, we elected the top four, as there was a tie for fifth. We firmed up the committee with the addition of Lloyd Davis, who proved to be a very valuable asset to the committee.

For Odie Cleghorn, Hugh Lehman and Harry Holmes, they were on their last ballot as a Honoured Player. If they did not get elected in 1947, they would have to be elected as an Oldtimer.

The class of 1947:

HONOURED MEMBERS:

FRANK FREDERICKSON (C)
SPRAGUE CLEGHORN (D)

CHARLIE GARDINER (G)
CECIL "TINY" THOMPSON (G)

Here is how the final voting went:

Honoured Players:
Frank Frederickson 10
Sprague Cleghorn 9
Charlie Gardiner 9
Cecil Thompson 9
Lionel Conacher 7
Cecil Dye 7
Gordon Keats 6
Hugh Lehman 6
Ernie Johnson 5
Ivan Johnson 4
Reginald Smith 4
Harry Cameron 3
Harry Holmes 3
Marty Barry 2
Irving Bailey 1
Odie Cleghorn 1

Oldtimers:
Thomas Dunderdale 8
Dan Bain 7
Mike Grant 7
Tommy Phillips 7
Didier Pitre 7
Russell Bowie 6
Joe Hall 6
Jack Darragh 5
Si Griffis 5
Frank McGee 5
Harvey Pulford 5
Jack Laviolette 4
Tommy Smith 4
Riley Hern 3
Ernie Russell 3
Marty Walsh 3
George Prodgers 2
Hod Stuart 2
Jimmy Gardner 1
Harry Westwick 1

Off-Ice/Referees:
Mickey Ion 13
James Creighton 10
Fred Waghorne 9
Frederick Stanley 8
Pete Muldoon 5
Cecil Hart 2

Builders:
Art Ross 12
Conn Smythe 11
Tom Gorman 10
Dick Irvin 10
Jack Adams 9
Fred Taylor 9
Hartley 5
Patton 3
Phil Ross 2

"A good election, but I could see that there were flaws in the rules. I wanted to go one more election before making changes," said Chair Morey Holzman.