There was a dispute over McNall's role and Stein was "categorical in stating that the idea was Mr. McNall's". They recommended that Stein's selection be overturned, but it was revealed Stein had decided to turn down the induction before their announcement. Alan Eagleson resignation In 1989, Alan Eagleson, a longtime executive director of the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA), was inducted as a builder. He resigned nine years later from the Hall after pleading guilty to mail fraud and embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the NHLPA pension funds. His resignation came six days before a vote was scheduled to determine if he should be expelled from the Hall. Originally, the Hall of Fame was not going to become involved in the issue, but was forced to act when dozens of inductees, including Bobby Orr, Ted Lindsay and Brad Park, campaigned for Eagleson's expulsion, even threatening to renounce their membership if he was not removed. He became the first member of a sports hall of fame in North America to resign. See also Ford Performance Centre, home of Hockey Hall of Fame archive and research centre List of museums in Toronto Notes References External links 1943 establishments in Ontario Ice hockey museums and halls of fame Ice hockey in Canada Halls of fame in Canada Canadian sports trophies and awards Sports museums in Canada Museums in Toronto Beaux-Arts architecture in Canada PATH (Toronto) Museums established in 1943 Awards established in 1945