The Hungarian Ice Hockey Hall of Fame, which honours players, coaches, referees and other individuals who have made important contributions to the sport of hockey in Hungary, was founded and the first members were inducted on 16 April 2011. The awards were given by International Ice Hockey Federation president René Fasel one day prior to the beginning of the 2011 IIHF World Championship Division I, that was held in Budapest, Hungary. A total of 22 prizes were handed over, divided between eleven living legends and as many former stars, who have been deceased and were honoured posthumously.
The memorial of the Hall of Fame members were inaugurated on 24 February 2012 at the City Park Ice Rink, one of the oldest ice rinks in Europe, which renovation finished just two months earlier.
List of members
Living legends János Ancsin – player László Jakabházy – player, coach Csaba Kovács, Sr. – player, vice-president of the Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation Péter Kovalcsik – goaltender András Mészöly – player Gábor Ocskay, Sr. – player, coach, builder Antal Palla – player, coach György Pásztor – player, sports diplomat, the first Hungarian who was inducted to the IIHF Hall of Fame György Raffa – player, coach, leader of the Historical Committee of the Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation László Schell – referee, member of the IIHF Hall of Fame Viktor Zsitva – player, referee
Posthumous awardees Gábor Boróczi – player, coach Béla Háray – player István Hircsák – goaltender Zoltán Jeney – player Géza Lator – founder of the Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation György Leveles – player György Margó – player Sándor Miklós – player Sándor Minder – player Gábor Ocskay, Jr. – player, captain of the Hungarian team that won promotion to the top-tier World Championship in 2008 László Rajkai – player, coach
See also List of members of the IIHF Hall of Fame IIHF Hall of Fame
References
External links Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation Official Website René Fasel, president of the IIHF opened the History of Hockey exhibition