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"The Great One" Wayne Gretzky and Hockey Hall of Fame curator Phil Pritchard pose with the Lucky Loonie following the gold medal game in 2002.
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Come Touch The Lucky Loonie
At the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt lake City, a secret hid beneath centre ice. Canadian icemaker Trent Evans had buried "The Lucky Loonie" in the hopes of bringing luck to the Canadian hockey teams. The result was gold medals for both the men's and women's teams.
For years the Loonie has been protected behind glass at the Hockey Hall of Fame where no one could touch it. No one, until now…
Come to the Hockey Hall of Fame during the month of February touch the coin yourself and share in the Lucky Loonie good fortune and send a little to the athletes in Vancouver.
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2009 Edition of The Stanley Cup Odyssey Now Playing
A film by Network Entertainment, producers of the Gemini Award Winning Legends of Hockey series
2009 Edition now Playing
in the Hartland Molson Theatre.
A Hockey Hall of Fame Exclusive!
From an authentic reenactment of a late nineteenth century game to the excitement of the 2009 Stanley Cup Final, The Stanley Cup Odyssey tells the story of a new game and the single trophy that ignited a national passion and the glory of things to come.
A high-definition presentation, The Stanley Cup Odyssey features stunning imagery through archival photos and footage and some of the Hockey Hall of Fame's most prized artifacts, an evocative original score and all the thrills and excitement that defines the Stanley Cup.
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>NHL2K10 cover athlete and spokesman, Alexander
Ovechkin tries out one of the four Wii consoles in the
2K Sports Zone within the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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2K Sports NHL2K Zone
On September 10, 2009, the Hockey Hall of Fame unveiled four Nintendo Wii kiosks featuring NHL 2K10 within the 2K Sports NHL2K Zone. 2K Sports is unleashing the next generation of the NHL 2K franchise-the only hockey game available on Wii-NHL 2K10. True hockey fans will respect the attention to detail. And with pick-up-and-shoot controls anyone can play. Which is why NHL 2K10 IS PARTY NOW!
NHL 2K10's easy-to-learn controls not only provide a challenge to even the most experienced gamers, but also enables rookie players to try their hand against the best the NHL has to offer. With over 1,400 gameplay animations, including blocked shots,stumble shots and stick lifts, NHL 2K10 is the closest players will come to lacing up for a real NHL game.
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D.K. (Doc) Seaman Hockey Resource Centre, located within the brand new,
4-pad arena complex.
Bobby Seaman, son of the late Doc Seaman & Maple Leafs legends Darryl Sittler and Johnny Bower take part in the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the 'D.K. (Doc) Seaman Hockey Resource Centre.'
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HHOF Unveil State-of-the-art
Resource Centre
On September 8, 2009, Bill Hay, Chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame, unveiled the new state-of-the-art "D.K. (Doc) Seaman Hockey Resource Centre" within a new 4-pad arena complex developed by the Lakeshore Lions Club in partnership with the City of Toronto and Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd.
The 18,000 square foot facility is now the new home of the Hockey Hall of Fame's vast artifact and archival collections and will serve as the focal point for research into the history of Canada's great game and cultural export. In addition, Hockey Canada will occupy a portion of the Hall's premises with a resource centre to support grass roots development programming, along with high performance and sledge hockey events in conjunction with the adjacent ice facilities.
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Verizon Great Hall houses the portraits and biographical sketches of each Hockey Hall of Fame Honoured Member.
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New Voting Procedures Introduced for Honoured Membership
On March 31, 2009, Bill Hay, Chairman and CEO of the Hockey Hall of Fame, announced that new by-law provisions replacing the present requirement to consider male and female player candidates on the same ballot will take effect beginning with the 2010 election proceedings.
Ratified at the Hall's Annual General and Special Meeting of the Members, the newly enacted By-law No. 21 will establish the annual limits for candidates who could be elected in the Player Category at four (4) male inductees and two (2) female inductees.
In other developments, David Branch, President of the Canadian Hockey League, and Mike Gartner, Hockey Hall of Fame Honoured Member, were appointed as new members of the Selection Committee. Scotty Bowman, Jan-Åke Edvinsson, Yvon Pedneault and Harry Sinden were also re-appointed each for a further three-year term.
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Award-Winning Hockey Hall of Fame Course Goes On-Line
From hockey's earliest origins to the Great One and beyond, Canada's great game is now being taught exclusively on-line. A credit course at Seneca College in Toronto, titled The Hockey Hall of Fame Presents…, provides the opportunity for students across North America to participate.
The Hockey Hall of Fame and Seneca College's Faculty of Continuing Education have combined to create this landmark and award-winning on-line course, which takes a serious look at the history and evolution of the game. Each week's topics examine the cultural, social and economic impact hockey has had on Canada.
"We're excited about sharing our passion for hockey," says Hockey Hall of Fame Curator Phil Pritchard, who is one of the course's instructors along with the Editor of Publications at the Hockey Hall of Fame, Kevin Shea. "We are delighted to partner with Seneca in order to take the Hockey Hall of Fame's reputation and resources into the classroom."
For further information about on-line course, click on the site:
http://fcet.senecac.on.ca/fcet/fcet_hockey/can699# or contact Seneca College Media Relations at 416-491-5050 ext. 2656.
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