Hockey Hall of Fame

The Hockey Hall of Fame is a sports museum in downtown Toronto, Canada, housed within a modern office complex that incorporates a historic bank facade. Spread across roughly 60,000 square feet (5,600 square meters), it displays trophies, equipment, interactive zones and video stations dedicated to the history of ice hockey.

James T. Sutherland founded the institution in 1943 in Kingston, modeled after the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. After several relocations, it settled in its current Toronto location in 1993, occupying a 19th-century bank building.

The building carries the name of a discipline that has been part of daily life for many Canadians across generations. Today visitors see jerseys, sticks and equipment documenting how the game evolved over more than a century.

The museum divides into fifteen themed areas spread across multiple floors and opens daily from ten in the morning. Visitors can try goaltending or shooting in simulators, and weekday visits often offer fewer crowds for groups.

An eighteen-person committee meets each year to select new players, coaches and referees for induction. Those chosen receive their own ring in the hall of honor, permanently marking their career.

Location: Toronto

Inception: 1943

Founders: James T. Sutherland

Official opening: 1943

Address: 30 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario

Website: http://hhof.com

GPS coordinates: 43.64694,-79.37722

Latest update: December 12, 2025 21:41