Editing Hockey Hall of Fame (section)

==Operations and organization==
The first curator of the new Hall of Fame was [[Bobby Hewitson]]. Following Hewitson's retirement in 1967, [[Lefty Reid]] was appointed to the position. Reid was curator of the Hockey Hall of Fame for the next 25&nbsp;years, retiring in 1992.<ref name="Founders">{{cite web |url=http://www.hhof.com/html/gi20400.shtml |title=Founders & Leaders |access-date=December 26, 2007 |publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020132930/http://www.hhof.com/html/gi20400.shtml |archive-date=October 20, 2007}}</ref> Following Reid's retirement, former NHL referee-in-chief [[Scotty Morrison]], who was the president of the Hockey Hall of Fame since 1986, was appointed curator.<ref name="Founders"/> Morrison supervised the relocation of the Hall of Fame and its exhibits.<ref name="About"/> The current curator is Phil Pritchard.

The Hockey Hall of Fame is led by [[Lanny McDonald]],<ref name="HHOF 2015">{{cite news |title=McDonald named chair of HHOF |url=https://www.tsn.ca/mcdonald-named-chair-of-hhof-1.239927 |access-date=June 28, 2015 |agency=The Canadian Press |publisher=tsn.ca |date=March 25, 2015 |archive-date=June 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625053744/https://www.tsn.ca/mcdonald-named-chair-of-hhof-1.239927 |url-status=live }}</ref> Chairman of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Denomme. McDonald will be succeeded by [[Mike Gartner]] when his term expires in June 2025.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/article-mike-gartner-to-succeed-lanny-mcdonald-as-hockey-hall-of-fames/ | title=Mike Gartner to succeed Lanny McDonald as Hockey Hall of Fame's chairman of the board | work=The Globe and Mail | date=September 9, 2024 }}</ref> The Hall of Fame is operated as a non-profit business called the "Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum" (HHFM), independent of the National Hockey League. It was originally sponsored by the NHL and [[Hockey Canada]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/6/8/3/3/index1.shtml |title=History of Hockey Canada |access-date=December 26, 2007 |publisher=[[Hockey Canada]] |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930020012/http://www.hockeycanada.ca/6/8/3/3/index1.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> and revenue is generated mainly through admissions.<ref name="steed">{{cite news |title=Canada's pride designed as a story |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |date=June 10, 2002 |last=Steed |first=Judy}}</ref><ref name="About">{{cite web |url=http://www.hhof.com/html/gi200.shtml |title=About Us |access-date=December 26, 2007 |publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930014455/http://www.hhof.com/html/gi200.shtml |archive-date=September 30, 2007}}</ref>