US Hockey Hall of Fame

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Yesterday, Barbara and I visited the nearby US Hockey Hall of Fame.  This museum primarily covers college, Olympic and Minnesota hockey.  It does; however, have a good section on the history of hockey in North America.  I learned a lot in this area that I previously didn’t know.  They also have the fourth Zamboni ever built.  Boy have they changed over the years.  They have two chairs and a table made from broken hockey sticks. Some of the broken sticks are signed by Olympic athletes. In addition, they have several movies you can watch in their theater.  We watched the 1980 Olympic hockey game between the USA and USSR, and a documentary on coach Herb Brooks. 

About a mile from the museum is the world’s largest hockey stick.  I’m not kidding!  It is in the World Book of Records. The “Big Stick” is made from aspen, 110 feet long and weighs 10,000 pounds.  The hockey puck in front of the Big Stick is 5 feet in diameter, 20 inches thick and weighs 700 pounds. Next to the Big Stick is a print shop and when the owner saw that Barbara and I were from out of state he gave each of us a little surprise. He gave both of us t-shirts that say Freedom, Beer and the Big Stick on the front with the American flag on the back.  Pretty Cool!

If you are ever in northern Minnesota and have some time to kill, be sure to stop in Eveleth, MN and check this place out.  It’s definitely worth a couple of hours.      

The fourth Zamboni ever built.
Mr. Hockey (Gordie Howe) and his two sons.
Bill Masterson is the only hockey player in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL) to die of injuries sustained in a game. Before players were mandated to wear helmets, January 13, 1968, the Minnesota North Stars were playing the Oakland Seals. Masterson was checked by two Seals players. He subsequently fell, hit his head on the ice and died in a nearby hospital two days later.
This organ used to play during Minnesota North Star’s hockey games before they moved south and became the Dallas Stars.
Sled hockey for disabled players.
Paul Stewart and American born hockey player and referee.
“The Big Stick”
Check out the vertically challenged individual (Barbara) in the lower left corner I used for scale. She is five feet tall.

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I am a retired professional geologist who loves hiking, photography and travelling with my lovely wife Barbara.

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