Editing Hockey Hall of Fame (section)

====Gil Stein dispute====
On March 30, 1993, it was announced that [[Gil Stein (ice hockey)|Gil Stein]], who at the time had been president of the National Hockey League for nine months but had been overlooked for the new job of commissioner in favour of [[Gary Bettman]], would be inducted into the Hall of Fame. There were immediate allegations that he had engineered his election through manipulation of the Hall's board of directors. Due to these allegations, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman hired two independent lawyers, [[Arnold Burns]] and [[Yves Fortier (lawyer)|Yves Fortier]], to lead an investigation.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE5DA1139F937A25754C0A965958260&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss |title=Stein Investigators Need More Time |date=July 14, 1993 |access-date=January 10, 2008 |newspaper=The New York Times |archive-date=June 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607120057/https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE5DA1139F937A25754C0A965958260&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss%2F |url-status=live }}</ref> They concluded that Stein had "improperly manipulated the process" and "created the false appearance and illusion" that his nomination was the idea of [[Bruce McNall]].<ref name="Stein"/> They concluded that Stein pressured McNall to nominate him and had refused to withdraw his nomination when asked to do so by Bettman.<ref name="Stein">{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE5DD1E3BF93BA2575BC0A965958260 |title=Stein Is Scratched as N.H.L. Immortal |date=August 19, 1993 |last=Lapointe |first=Joe |access-date=January 10, 2008 |newspaper=The New York Times |archive-date=June 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607120058/https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE5DD1E3BF93BA2575BC0A965958260%2F |url-status=live }}</ref> There was a dispute over McNall's role and Stein was "categorical in stating that the idea was Mr. McNall's".<ref name="Stein"/> They recommended that Stein's selection be overturned, but it was revealed Stein had decided to turn down the induction before their announcement.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE1DF1530F932A1575AC0A965958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print |title=Stein Hands the N.H.L. His Resignation |date=September 21, 1993 |access-date=January 10, 2008 |newspaper=New York Times |archive-date=June 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607120058/https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE1DF1530F932A1575AC0A965958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print%2F |url-status=live }}</ref>