In the Beginning....
Hockey Heritage North started its early days as part of the Museum of Northern History's Hall of Fame, and later moved into the basement of the Kirkland Lake Town Hall. This exhibit covers the history and the building of Hockey Heritage North as you see it today.

 

The Mining Industry and Hockey
The connection between hockey and mining in the North is nothing new. Hockey was a welcome activity during the long winters, and a common pastime of many people moving to communities like Sudbury, Timmins and Kirkland Lake in the early 20th century. Mining companies sponsored sports like hockey, with teams and leagues competing against one another to claim top honours and bragging rights as regional champions for the season.
Featured in the display is the retired Senior Trophy, on loan to Hockey Heritage North from the NOHA. In addition to the plaques of the winning teams listed on the sides, it also has etchings that relate to the mining and forestry industries found in the communities that sponsored the creation of this trophy.

                                                                                                                                                                                             Ice Queens
Women have been playing hockey for as longs as the game has been around. Did you know that Haileybury and Cobalt had a fierce hockey rivalry between their women's teams in 1910? Their series made front page news with fights on the ice, on the benches, and in the stands. Women's hockey is one of the fastest growing sports in the world, with players from the North making it to the university level and Canadian Women's Hockey League.

 Time for Hockey
A timeline of the history of professional hockey is represented in Hockey Heritage North, with artifacts helping to tell the story. Images and items relating to the "Original Six" hockey teams of the NHL are on display in one of our cases.
The gold coin featured here is on display in that same timeline case. It was presented to Wilfred "Bucko" McDonald after the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup in 1942. The coin is a lifetime pass to Maple Leaf Gardens, and has Conn Smythe's facsimile signature and "Pres." on the reverse side of the coin.