#NHLPeachy @NHL #WhomWeMiss @HockeyHallFame @KellyHockeyHall Hockey Hall of Fame Honours The Legacy of Ian "Scotty" Morrison

The Hockey Hall of Fame is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Ian “Scotty” Morrison whose extraordinary leadership and enduring contributions and decades of service helped shape the Hockey Hall of Fame into the world-renowned institution it is today.

Morrison, a former National Hockey League (NHL) referee and executive, transitioned to a pivotal role with the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986 when then League President, John Zeigler Jr. appointed him to NHL’s Vice‑President of Project Development responsible for the relocation and expansion of the Hall. In October 1991 he was named President and CEO and continued to advance the institution’s mandate of celebrating excellence and preserving hockey’s history. It also marked the beginning of a transformative era for the organization. Under his leadership, the Hockey Hall of Fame underwent one of the most significant developments in its history, the relocation from Exhibition Place to its now iconic downtown Toronto location at Yonge and Front Streets, opening to worldwide acclaim on June 18, 1993.

“Scotty was known as an enthusiastic and articulate ambassador who touched the lives of hockey fans and professionals all over the world,” said Mike Gartner, Chair of the Board of the Hockey Hall of Fame. “Among his many contributions as an on-ice official and hockey executive, he is widely credited for providing the creativity and vision for the Hall while building a dedicated team to develop and operate a state-of-the-art museum and place of entertainment for the game of hockey.”

Morrison retired in 1998 and he was inducted in the Builder Category of the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999 along his fellow “classmates”, Wayne Gretzky and Andy Van Hellemond.

Morrison passed away peacefully surrounded by family in Invermere, British Columbia at age 95 on February 25, 2026.

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The Hockey Hall of Fame (“HHOF”) was established in 1943 to honour and memorialize individuals who have brought special distinction to the game of hockey and those who made outstanding contributions to the development and advancement of hockey anywhere in the world, and to collect, research, preserve, exhibit and promote objects, images and other historical materials connected with the game at all levels. As a not-for-profit corporation and registered charity, HHOF owns and operates a museum and place of entertainment offering state-of-the-art exhibits, theatrical presentations and educational programming from its premises at Brookfield Place, Toronto, and a multi-purpose archive, resource centre and research facility located at 400 Kipling Avenue, Toronto.