▁funds , ▁and ▁convinced ▁the ▁CA HA ▁and ▁the ▁N HL ▁to ▁contribute ▁money . ▁The ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁induct ed ▁its ▁first ▁members ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁S uther land ▁desired ▁" to ▁perpet uate ▁the ▁mem ories ▁of ▁the ▁men ▁who ▁have ▁done ▁so ▁much ▁to ▁develop ▁nation ally ▁and ▁intern ation ally ▁Canada ' s ▁great ▁winter ▁sport ." ▁The ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁was ▁originally ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁located ▁inside ▁the ▁King ston ▁City ▁Hall , ▁due ▁to ▁w art ime ▁restrictions ▁on ▁new ▁buildings , ▁and ▁then ▁later ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁community ▁ar ena , ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁King ston ▁Memorial ▁Centre . ▁ ▁S uther land ▁don ated ▁$ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁his ▁own , ▁and ▁raised ▁more ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁King ston ' s ▁Mayor ▁C raw ford , ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁fund ra ising ▁was ▁slow ▁and ▁difficult . ▁The ▁planning ▁committee ▁was ▁bes et ▁by ▁disag re ements ▁with ▁the ▁N HL ▁over ▁the ▁proposed ▁site ▁for ▁the ▁hall , ▁and ▁the ▁so aring ▁construction ▁costs . ▁Other ▁interests ▁lo bb ied ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁the ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁the ▁N HL ▁with d rew ▁financial ▁support ▁for ▁King ston ' s ▁plans , ▁and ▁approved ▁a ▁site ▁at ▁the ▁Canadian ▁National ▁Ex hib ition ▁place ▁in ▁Toronto . ▁Despite ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁N HL ▁backing , ▁the ▁King ston ▁committee ▁went