1977 - International Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum board assumes complete control of the building.

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1987 - IIHFM asks Mayor John Gerretsen and City Council to appoint Task Force to study future of hockey museum.

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1989 - Mayor Helen Cooper appoints IHHFM Review Task Force.

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1991 - Three-way partnership between IIHF, IHHFM and the City of Kingston approved in principal.

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1992 - Agreement in Principal reached with International Ice Hockey Federation to designate Kingston shrine as IIHF Museum.  The efforts of Roy Conacher are key in the negotiation of this agreement.

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1995 - NHL and Hall of Fame, Toronto, recognizes the IIHFM's role and promises support.

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1997 - IIHF withdraws from agreement.

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2000 - Mark Potter elected as President of the International Ice Hockey Federation Museum.

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2002 - Larry Paquette is elected Vice-President of the International Ice Hockey Federation Museum. City Council approves Phase One of Museum Tourism Network Study, including the International Hockey Museum.

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2003 - The IHHOF board approves the name change to International Hockey Hall of Fame.

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2003 - IHHOF.com web site launched.

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2003 - William J. 'Bill' Fitsell and Mark Potter co-author a book on the history of hockey in Kingston to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Hall of Fame. The book; 'Hockey's Hub: Three Centuries of Hockey in Kingston', sold 2,000 copies.

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2006 - Annual Historic Hockey Series, a series recreating the first hockey games played on the Kingston harbour in 1886, is moved from Kingston harbour to the new artificial ice surface at Springer Market Square.

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2010 - Hall of Fame commissions a mural at the Invista Centre to honour Kingston's Jayna Hefford; a celebration of her third Olympic gold medal for Team Canada won in Vancouver.

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2011 - Don Cherry & Ron MacLean headline a sold out dinner for the Hall of Fame at the Ambassador Hotel, raising $50,000 for the fundraising drive to find a new home.

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2012 - President Mark Potter attempts to relocate the Hall of Fame to a prominent downtown Kingston.  After months of negotiations, a proposed deal falls apart that would have seen the Hall of Fame site in the newly renovated Smith & Robinson building.

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2012 - City staff conclude that the 10,000 square foot York Street location is no longer safe to serve as the home for the Hall of Fame due to lack of maintenance, excessive cost to repair the roof and related mould issues. City staff offer to relocate the Hall to the Invista Centre, in a 1,250-square-foot space on the second floor. The Hall closes its doors at York and Alfred Streets, its home since 1965.

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2012 - William J. Henderson Foundation makes a $250,000 donation to support finding a new home for the museum.

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2013 - Operating name for the International Hockey Hall of Fame & Museum Inc. is changed to the Original Hockey Hall of Fame and a new logo is unveiled. The %u20AC%u0153Original%u20AC? name is adopted, referring to the 1943 decision by the National Hockey League and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association for Kingston to be the first and only site for a Hall of Fame to remember and highlight those individuals who have done so much to develop the game of hockey.

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2013 - The 70th anniversary of the International Hockey Hall of Fame is marked with a grand re-opening at the new Invista space. Special guests include Don Cherry and Bill Fitsell to celebrate the occasion. With the drastic reduction in available floor space from the old location, a modified set of display cases and artifacts are on view to the public. The original building that had stood since 1965 on the Memorial Centre grounds is demolished by the city.

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2015 - The Hall undergoes a $250,000 renovation, complete with upgraded and interactive displays, new graphics, a room re-design and a theatre. The project, undertaken by Show Communications, draws considerable local media coverage and boosts attendance.

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2018 - The 75th anniversary of the Hall of Fame is marked by three events held on Nov. 16, with both the Stanley Cup and Memorial Cup on hand. A luncheon is held for over 200 attendees at Fort Frontenac, with special guests Ken Linseman, Doug Gilmour and Rick Smith. There is an afternoon event at the Invista Centre for the public to have an opportunity to see the two iconic trophies on display. The final event is a tribute to Ken Linseman held at a Kingston Frontenacs game, recognizing his accomplishments during his playing career with the the Kingston Canadians, the predecessor of the Fronts.

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2019 - Mark Potter steps down as President after 19 years in the position, the longest serving President in Hall of Fame history. Potter was able to significantly raise the profile of the Hall during his tenure and accomplish many objectives, including a complete transformation at the current Invista location.

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2019 - Larry Paquette is elected President after 18 years in the roles of Vice-President and Treasurer.

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2020 - Prior to the pandemic closure in March, work continues on a Memorial Cup display that highlights the story and key figures behind the creation of the trophy in James Sutherland, George Richardson and Scotty Davidson. The project is funded in part by the Richardson family and will showcase artifacts from Kingston players that played significant roles in the tournament including Don Cherry, Taylor Hall and Doug Gilmour.  In the fall of 2020, a Memorial Cup mural was completed in the lower hallway at the Invista Centre by local Shane Goudreau.  The mural displays a backdrop of a WW1 battle scene with likenesses of Richardson, Davidson and Sutherland prominently shown.