Editing Hockey Hall of Fame (section)

===Criticism===
The Hall of Fame has been criticized for inducting several lacklustre candidates in the early 2000s decade due to "a shortage of true greatness".<ref name="Ulmer"/> Since then, some have claimed that the Hall of Fame has become too exclusive.<ref name="Ulmer"/> The Hall of Fame has also been criticized for failing to induct international players; critics re-emphasized, from 2005 to 2007, that the Hall has been far too focused on the National Hockey League, that it is more of an "NHL Hall of Fame" than a general Hockey Hall of Fame.<ref name="Ulmer">{{cite web |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam//Columnists/Ulmer/2006/06/30/1661550-sun.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115081840/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam//Columnists/Ulmer/2006/06/30/1661550-sun.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 15, 2013 |title=Hockey Hall just too tough |date=June 30, 2006 |last=Ulmer |first=Mike |access-date=December 25, 2007 |publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer|Slam! Sports]]}}</ref><ref name="2005class">{{cite news |title=Hall welcomes class of 2005: Neely, Kharlamov, Costello inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame |newspaper=[[Barrie Examiner]] |author=Canadian Press |date=November 8, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/News/2005/11/07/1296374-sun.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716142034/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/News/2005/11/07/1296374-sun.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 16, 2012 |title=Fitting tribute to hockey legend |date=November 7, 2005 |author=Fidlin, Ken |access-date=December 25, 2007 |newspaper=Toronto Sun}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=212159&hubname= |title=It's the Hockey Hall of Fame, not the NHL Hall of Fame. |date=June 28, 2007 |author=Canadian Press |access-date=December 25, 2007 |publisher=[[The Sports Network]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010110419/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=212159&hubname= |archive-date=October 10, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=frei_terry&id=2918472 |title=Here's my final selections for the 2007 Hall class |date=June 27, 2007 |last=Frei |first=Terry |access-date=December 25, 2007 |publisher=[[ESPN]] |archive-date=September 6, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070906171608/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=frei_terry&id=2918472 |url-status=live }}</ref> Partially in response to these claims, the Hall of Fame has hosted [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF) exhibits and the [[IIHF Hall of Fame]] since 1998, and announced that it would start looking at more international players for induction. While [[Vladislav Tretiak]] had been a notable inductee in 1989, [[Valeri Kharlamov]] was inducted in 2005, and is one of the few other modern-day inductees to never play in the NHL.<ref name="2005class"/> The Hall of Fame has also been criticized for overlooking [[World Hockey Association]] players<ref name = "Klein-Reif">{{cite book |title=The Klein and Reif Hockey Compendium |last1=Klein |first1=Jeff Z. |last2=Reif |first2=Karl-Eric |publisher=McClelland and Stewart |year=1986}}</ref> and overrepresenting the [[Original Six]] era from 1942 to 1967.<ref name = "Klein-Reif"/> For several years, the Hall of Fame was criticized for overlooking female hockey players before the Hall of Fame announced that women would be given separate consideration.<ref>{{cite news |title=Woman belongs in IIHF Hall of Fame—official: Naming a female to federation's honour roll could start in 2008 |newspaper=[[Edmonton Journal]] |date=March 10, 2007 |last=Spencer |first=Donna}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gender issues hound Hall of Fame: Female players face barriers to finally gaining recognition |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=December 22, 2007 |last=McGran |first=Kevin}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/article/826201--will-a-female-finally-be-inducted-into-the-hockey-hall-of-fame |title=Will a female finally be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame? |author=McGran, Kevin |work=[[Toronto Star]] |date=June 20, 2010 |access-date=June 22, 2010 |archive-date=June 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625053553/https://www.thestar.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2010, [[Angela James]] and [[Cammi Granato]] were the first women to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/23/sports/hockey/23hockey.html |work=The New York Times |date=June 22, 2010 |access-date=December 10, 2010 |title=Hockey Hall of Fame Set to Induct Its First Two Women |last=Caldwell |first=Dave |archive-date=September 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921192038/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/23/sports/hockey/23hockey.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

One of the most discussed potential nominees is [[Paul Henderson]], who scored the winning goal in the final moments of the deciding eighth game of the [[Summit Series|1972 Summit Series]] between Canada and the Soviet Union. This is one of the best-known moments in hockey and Canadian sports history.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hall of one-hit wonders |newspaper=Nanaimo Daily News |date=June 29, 2006 |author=Brown, Scott}}</ref> While there is little question of the historical significance of that goal, Henderson's NHL statistics are not at a level comparable to those players usually selected for induction. His candidacy led to many debates among hockey fans and columnists.<ref name="Henderson">{{cite web |url=http://www.1972summitseries.com/hendersoninthehall.html |title=Does Paul Henderson Belong In The Hockey Hall of Fame? |access-date=May 4, 2007 |publisher=1972summitseries.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070217160049/http://www.1972summitseries.com/hendersoninthehall.html |archive-date=February 17, 2007 |url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Columnists/Hunt/2005/06/07/1075130.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718020254/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Columnists/Hunt/2005/06/07/1075130.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 18, 2012 |title=Chuvalo truly deserving of Walk of Fame honour |date=June 7, 2005 |author=Hunt, Jim |access-date=December 25, 2007 |publisher=Slam! Sports}}</ref>