The Order of Hockey in Canada is an award given out annually by
Hockey Canada
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. It honours Canadian
ice hockey
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players, coaches and executives and recognizes their contributions to the game. The first group of honourees was announced on April 10, 2012.
History
The Order of Hockey in Canada was first announced on April 2, 2012. It is awarded "on the basis of their outstanding contributions or service to the growth and development of the sport of hockey in Canada, which may include players, coaches, officials, administrators, executives, trainers, physicians, inventors or any other person whose role or service in the game is recognized as extraordinary."
Honourees are selected by a 12 member committee. The executive committee members include
Murray Costello
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, Jeff Denomme, Jim Hornell, and
Bob Nicholson. The selection committee members include
Jim Treliving
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Career
Treliving ...
(chairman), David Andrews, Gilles Courteau, Joe Drago, Pierre LeBrun,
Roy MacGregor,
Bob McKenzie,
Pat Quinn,
Glen Sather
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,
Danièle Sauvageau, Scott Smith and Donna Spencer."
Eligibility
Candidates for election as Distinguished Honourees of the Order of Hockey in Canada shall be chosen "on the basis of their outstanding contributions or service to the growth and development of the sport of hockey in Canada, which may include players, coaches, officials, administrators, executives, trainers, physicians, inventors or any other person whose role or service in the game is recognized as extraordinary."
Candidates are eligible as long as they have concluded their career as an active player or official, if either is applicable, for a minimum of five playing seasons before their election. All other candidates may be either active or inactive at the time of his or her selection. However, there will be no posthumous appointments to the Order of Hockey in Canada. In 2012, five were selected. After that, a maximum of three will be selected annually.
Selection process
A selection committee of 12 members was appointed by the Order of Hockey in Canada executive committee, which was established by Hockey Canada. The selection committee members, representing a cross-section of individuals with great and varied experience around the game of hockey in Canada, have been selected for a three-year term and can serve for a maximum of nine years. Each committee member can only bring forward one name as an official nomination for consideration annually. After inducting five individuals in the first group in the spring of 2012, a maximum of three recipients will be selected annually.
Honourees
Trophy
Instead of individual medals, a trophy will honour the winners. It consists of a maple leaf symbol (red stick blades), gold and transparent components. The trophy's base has the name of the Order and a lower band with the names and years of the nominees.
See also
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Hockey Hall of Fame
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IIHF Hall of Fame
The IIHF Hall of Fame is a hall of fame operated by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was founded in 1997, and has resided at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto since 1998. Prior to 1997, the IIHF housed exhibits at the Interna ...
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Royal Canadian Mint ice hockey coins The Royal Canadian Mint has made coins with various themes. Most recently, ice hockey has been used for many numismatic releases. The first known ice hockey coin was for the 1988 Winter Olympics. Issued on February 25, 1986, the coin featured a go ...
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Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (french: Panthéon des sports canadiens; sometimes referred to as the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame) is a Canadian sports hall of fame and museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Dedicated to the history of sports in Canad ...
References
External links
* {{official website, https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/Corporate/Awards/Order-Hockey-Canada
Awards established in 2012
Canadian ice hockey trophies and awards