{"id":2389,"date":"2013-07-10T09:23:31","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T13:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/?p=2389"},"modified":"2013-07-09T23:26:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-10T03:26:00","slug":"keep-the-hockey-spirit-alive-at-torontos-hockey-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/keep-the-hockey-spirit-alive-at-torontos-hockey-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep the hockey spirit alive at Toronto&#8217;s Hockey Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It might be summer, but it feels more like spring with all of the rain coming down on Toronto.\u00a0 While I&#8217;m lucky that my son loves doing art and crafts, we only have a finite\u00a0amount of wall space available for his work.\u00a0 So outings\u00a0are necessary.\u00a0 But where do you go in Toronto when it rains? The Hockey Hall of Fame!<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been a few times\u00a0but there&#8217;s so much to see and do, my son keeps asking me to go back.<\/p>\n<p>When you\u00a0first walk in there are many\u00a0displays of hockey memorabilia such as old and new team jerseys, skates, goalie masks and gloves and news clippings. There&#8217;s also a replica of the Canadiens dressing room.\u00a0 My son loves telling me the names of the teams and asking me what everything says.\u00a0 I love it because it allows me to increase my hockey knowledge so I can discuss\u00a0and keep up\u00a0with my kids.<a href=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HHOF-memorabilia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2465\" alt=\"HHOF memorabilia\" src=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HHOF-memorabilia-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HHOF-memorabilia-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HHOF-memorabilia-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HHOF-memorabilia.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, we spend most of our time shooting pucks at a real goalie &#8211; via an interactive virtual simulation game of course ;). During our last visit, Kyle scored on 4 of the 5 shots he took.\u00a0 Pretty impressive for a two and a half-year old.\u00a0 He received lots of high-fives afterwards!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hockey Hall of Fame virtual shootout\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6IDcn1YwPxE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Another great interactive spot that we like is the announcer booths.\u00a0 Overlooking the interactive NHLPA Be A Player\u00a0zone, you get to record your own play-by-play account of a game and listen to it.\u00a0 While my son mostly says &#8220;he shoots&#8230;he scores!&#8221; we all get a good kick of it.<a href=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HHOF-game.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2463\" alt=\"HHOF game\" src=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HHOF-game-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HHOF-game-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HHOF-game-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HHOF-game-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HHOF-game.jpg 1774w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course, our favourite thing to do,\u00a0along with most of the other\u00a0visitors, is to look and touch the Stanley Cup.\u00a0 Unless it&#8217;s on tour, the cup resides in the <b>Esso Great Hall<\/b>, among other\u00a0notable hockey trophies.\u00a0 There is\u00a0also the vault room where\u00a0the original\u00a0Stanley Cup bowl\u00a0is stored along with\u00a0rings that have been retired over the years.<\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a fun fact for you regarding the cup:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Because the Cup is the only professional sports trophy where the name of every member of the winning team is inscribed, bands are often retired to make room for new champions<a href=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/hhof-stanley-cup.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2467\" alt=\"hhof stanley cup\" src=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/hhof-stanley-cup.jpg\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/hhof-stanley-cup.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/hhof-stanley-cup-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There&#8217;s so much to see and do at the Hockey Hall of Fame for everyone in the family.\u00a0 Whether you&#8217;re a hockey fanatic, occasional watcher or learning about\u00a0hockey for the first time, you will love what the hall has to showcase and offer its visitors.\u00a0 You can plan your visit by checking out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hhof.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Hockey Hall of Fame&#8217;s website <\/a>for more information.<a href=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HHOF-jersey.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2464\" alt=\"HHOF jersey\" src=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HHOF-jersey-300x256.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HHOF-jersey-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HHOF-jersey-1024x875.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HHOF-jersey.jpg 1856w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course, a hockey post wouldn&#8217;t be complete without a shout-out to this year&#8217;s Stanley Cup Winners, the Chicago Blackhawks.\u00a0\u00a0And also to next year&#8217;s champion, the\u00a0Toronto\u00a0Maple Leafs (a girl can dream, can\u2019t she?).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It might be summer, but it feels more like spring with all of the rain coming down on Toronto.\u00a0 While I&#8217;m lucky that my son loves doing art and crafts, we only have a finite\u00a0amount of wall space available for his work.\u00a0 So outings\u00a0are necessary.\u00a0 But where do you go in Toronto when it rains? 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