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Since the inception of the
Cincinnati Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003, annual
inductions were held as a joint effort by the
Gardens Hockey organization and the Hall of Fame
nonprofit committee. The Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
hockey club contributed their staff's time and
talent, and covered all expenses to hold the
annual event. Since then, the nonprofit
foundation is continuing to develop to be able
to maintain the hall of fame for the future. The
Cincinnati Gardens continues to operate the
Legends Museum where the Hall of Fame plaques
are displayed.
The inductions have been held as close as
possible to the anniversary date of the opening
of the Cincinnati Gardens in February of
1949. Our inductees include players, coaches,
team executives, and members of the media who
covered local hockey.
For the 2003 inductions, the Cincinnati Mighty
Ducks players wore retro Cincinnati Swords
jerseys during their regular season game. The
American Hockey League (AHL) allowed the team to
wear the sweaters without player names on the
back to be authentic to
the Swords era of the 1970's. The jerseys
were then auctioned postgame with proceeds going
to charity. A Cincinnati Swords commemorative
banner was raised during the induction ceremony
and still hangs in the main arena at the
Gardens.
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