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ELECTIONS: 1959
Cameron was known as the first player to curve his shot from the point. Malecek was the first to score 1,000 goals, tallying 1,006 goals in 562 games. Swedish journalist Patrick Houda called him, "The Wayne Gretzky of Europe." Joseph Nieforth was happy with the results. "I must say that I am very pleased with this selection. Cameron finally gets his recognition and Malecek becomes our first European-based player to be inducted," Nieforth said. James Creighton, the Halifax man who introduced hockey to Montreal, Ottawa and Lord Stanley's sons, just missed being enshrined in the off-ice category, as did Hap Day, who led the Maple Leafs to four Stanley Cups in the 1940s. HONOURED MEMBERS:
Here is how the final voting went:
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The
1959 ballot sees our first significant departure from the Hockey
Hall of Fame. Enshrined are Harry Cameron and Czech legend Josef
"Pepi" Malecek. Both received 15 votes.