Exhibits
The museum has two floors. The first floor has exhibits about Bobby Orr, Don Cherry, the Original Six, Wayne Gretzky and others. The second floor has a display of the Hall of Fame's inductees, plus exhibits about Kingston and area professional hockey players, the World Hockey Association, and the evolution of ice skates and hockey sticks. Artifacts include jerseys worn by Gordie Howe, Rocket Richard and others, skates and sticks from the 1800s and the championship banner of the 1914 Toronto Blueshirts. Outside of the building is an over-sized square "puck".
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