Hockey Hall of Fame - Toronto, Ontario

Address:30 Yonge St.
Toronto, Ontario
Tel: (416) 360-7765

For longtime hockey fans or for new players to the field, the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto is the place for you! Here guests will have the opportunity to learn everything there is to know about this beloved sport, see and take pictures with (and even touch!) the Stanley Cup (one of the most famous trophies of all sports), shop for a jersey from your favorite team, and shoot some pucks past a virtual goaltender. Kids will love the interactive activities and adults will love the history and memorabilia. There are also player profiles, multimedia presentations, a Hockey Resource Center, and an outdoors sculpture garden depicting Team Canada '72 as well as other famous sculptures.

One feels a strong sense of pride as one walks through the exhibits and feels the power that sports have over our North American nation. A good couple of hours can easily be spent perusing through memorabilia of the NHL as well as from the international leagues. And the best part, is that admission is for the whole day and includes a hand stamp, so visitors are welcome to come and go as they please throughout the day! Note that while personal pictures of the Stanley Cup are generally allowed, during peak holiday seasons, this is prohibited and in-house quality photography is used instead (for a small fee).

For avid fans, the Hockey Hall of Fame is a must, and for everyone else, it is still an extremely worthy way to spend the afternoon when you're up in the Toronto area.

The Hockey Hall of Fame is located at Brookfield Place at the corner of Yonge and Front Streets in the heart of Toronto, Ontario.

It wasn't until 1943, more than 50 years after hockey began, that a group of men first sat down to discuss a way to acknowledge the achievements of those who had made great contributions to the game. In 1945, the first of the honoured members were inducted and tentative plans were laid by Capt. J.T. Sutherland for a building to be constructed in Kingston, Ontario. Sutherland, one of the genuine fathers of hockey, was instrumental in popularizing the game in the years before the First World War. He remained active after the war in the development of amateur hockey in Canada and in the formation of the Hockey Hall of Fame. With his death in 1955, the focus for the still unbuilt Hall of Fame shifted to Toronto's Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) grounds.