I love hockey. So on a recent trip to Toronto, I knew that I must make a pilgrimage to the holiest of hockey shrines.
I went on a Friday afternoon and as such, it wasn't busy. There were maybe 20 people in the place and from the expressions, I'm pretty sure that I was the only woman not dragged there by a husband or boyfriend. I walked around for a good 2 hours, took pictures, watched films and spent a decent amount of time in the gift shop wondering how I could justify purchasing a hockey lampshade.
There is so much history in this place. Everyone who is a hockey fan has a favorite team and you'll find them all represented here. National teams also have a place here. I think I must have taken a picture of every representation of US Olympic hockey that I could find!
It is in a strange place to find. I would have gotten lost trying to find the entrance if it wasn't for a very nice gentleman who offered to walk me there! Also, its location (attached to a shopping center?) seems to demean the importance of the history of hockey especially in Canada. It is so small that I took a second pass through because I was sure that I missed something. I'm glad that I went, I just feel like I was missing something...