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  • We spent hours there and I cannot wait to spend more. This is the most fun I've ever had at any type of tourist attraction and I think the same would apply to many other hockey fans. As a fan of hockey history, it's even better but I will be a bit critical in my review because it has more potential. However don't take my criticism too seriously because as I said, it's from that of a hockey history fan but overall this place is great especially for younger hockey fans. Tips: We took so many pictures that our camera's battery ran out and we took more with a phone. I'd recommend taking a spare camera battery or second camera if you have one. Also check their website in advance for promos and a map/info of the displays they have to ensure that you don't forget to visit any display while you are there. They stamp your hand so you can go out for food and come back in (there's also a vending machine). The entrance is in the basement of Brookfield Place and there' also a food court outside as well as a connection from the Underground Path to Union Station. The HOF is a bit of a maze due to the design and hard to go from A-Z through the displays but it's not that big so you can circle it two or three times to make sure you see what you wanna see. The trophy room where the Cup (and the old original Cup bowl) is on the top floor so impossible to miss that one. The computer touch screens in that hall show the location of where each players plaque is if you would like to get your picture taken beside it. You can take your camera and take pictures of the cup or with the cup. I recommend going early and getting there by 10-11 AM on a weekday to ensure you can get the pictures you want without too large a crowd. I also recommend getting a picture in the re-created dressing room, you can sit behind the goalie pads of Roy or Dryden. A couple major trophies...the Memorial Cup (CHL) and Calder Cup (AHL) are not located in the great hall but in the main floor around the middle. When they moved to this venue in 1993, I wish they had picked a bigger one and anticipated this because the Hall as a result is a bit crowded and tonnes of important info isn't missing though they did a good job of packing a tonne in there. The Upper Deck Collector's Corner was most disappointing because of how small it was and the content of hockey cards was poor. They were mostly common base cards without any limited or pre-50s or rare cards in there and they were mostly random outside of a few displays of Hart trophy winners etc. The interactive portion might be good for kids but I find it distracting and it takes space which should be devoted to more NHL history which brings me to my next problem. The HOF does a poor job of catering to its locale which is mostly NHL fans and much of that being Leafs fans. The recreated dressing room they have is a Habs one and there's no major Leafs-centric display though there was a Bower and Irvine Bailey display and a small one for the 60s dynasty. They also devote too much space to obscure international IIHF tournaments and jerseys which could be used to better cover pre-1950s NHL history. I also got annoyed at how almost every display was behind glass outside of the Habs dressing room....the interactive portions are nice but it would be better to actually touch some stuff. The Spirit of Hockey gift shop is overpriced but that's to be expected. Getting a t-shirt or something small from there is fine but I don't recommend buying memorabilia or a jersey from there since you'll find the same for cheaper elsewhere. However my main problem is with how the HOF presents its information. Visually it all looks beautiful but there are better ways to teach the game's history than short paragraph blurbs next to memorabilia much of which is insignificant. Hockey's narrative from the beginning to now is very interesting and they could do a better job of covering hockey from the 1800s to now excluding a few detailed small-print paragraphcs which most people don't read. Seeing the progression of how the game changed visually with coverage of some important events would be nicer than having past/present mixed in with no order as is the current case. There were not really any employees who were talking about the displays or sharing any info to the people walking around. Also a bit annoying how it closes by 5 or 6 PM...that's kinda early. I sound a bit harsh with those criticisms but most people might not even notice them and I would definitely recommend at least one visit here for every hardcore or casual hockey fan. If you did enjoy visiting here then I'd suggest keep learning about hockey history whether it be through hockey history books or Youtube vids/documentaries or hockey cards.
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