Hockey Hall of Fame closes, considers new location

canadiancreed · 05-16-2006, 04:13 PM

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EVELETH, Minn. (AP) -- The U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, a shrine for stars from all levels of American hockey the past three decades, has closed its doors.

The hall may move to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul or the Mall of America in Bloomington, although no decision has been made, officials said. The hall's closure was announced Friday.

Many college, Olympic and pro hockey greats have come from Eveleth, including John Mayasich, Willard Ikola and John Mariucci. A giant hockey stick stands downtown and police cars display the Hall of Fame logo.

The museum, which attracts about 10,000 visitors a year, has struggled since opening in 1972. It costs about $11,000 a month to keep it operating, said executive director Tom Sersha.

That's sad to see, although I never did get why a seperate Hall was needed

blgoblue2 · 05-16-2006, 04:14 PM

Never been to this one, the Toronto one was nice though.

thomasthomas · 05-16-2006, 04:20 PM

I thought this was actually about the Toronto one!

Skipaway · 05-16-2006, 05:14 PM

It's kind of sad. A small city want to attract tourists by investing on such a museum, but nobody is going out of their way to visit the city.

GoCubsAndJays · 05-16-2006, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by thomasthomas

I thought this was actually about the Toronto one!

Same. Scared me for a minute.

CTSoxFan · 05-16-2006, 07:49 PM

I've been to the Toronto one, never been to this one. They should move it to the Mall of America, that place gets a ton of tourists.

Jason · 05-16-2006, 08:34 PM

I went there when I was living in Duluth. It's really out of the way and I'm surprised it stayed open as long as it did.

Khan · 05-17-2006, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by thomasthomas

I thought this was actually about the Toronto one!

Me too!! I was like WTF, and I walk past there everyday too.

piperclap · 05-17-2006, 09:42 AM

Its too bad, Eveleth has a great hockey history. Its also a cool little museum for American hockey (lets face it, would you stupid canuck snobs have John Marriuci or other early americans in your hall?). Hopefully it ends up at the X-the best hockey arena in all the land run by a organization that understands the importance of hockey in the social and cultural fabric of minnesota.

The mall of america, on the other hand, would be an abomination. God I hate that place.

thomasthomas · 05-17-2006, 09:43 AM

Yonge & Front. Much better than the old location, when it was at the CNE Grounds in a trailer or something. I barely remember it but I think I was at the old one once.

thomasthomas · 05-17-2006, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by piperclap

Its too bad, Eveleth has a great hockey history. Its also a cool little museum for American hockey (lets face it, would you stupid canuck snobs have John Marriuci or other early americans in your hall?). Hopefully it ends up at the X-the best hockey arena in all the land run by a organization that understands the importance of hockey in the social and cultural fabric of minnesota.

The mall of america, on the other hand, would be an abomination. God I hate that place.

Who is John Mariucci?

Long_Long_Name · 05-17-2006, 02:04 PM

When the Forum closed down, I thought it would be nice to move it there, in the hockey shrine of all hockey shrines. But that didn't happen.

canadiancreed · 05-17-2006, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Long_Long_Name

When the Forum closed down, I thought it would be nice to move it there, in the hockey shrine of all hockey shrines. But that didn't happen.

agreed. They instead turned it into.....a mall? Eck

canadiancreed · 05-17-2006, 02:32 PM

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Who is John Mariucci?

someone without enough talent to make it into the big hall apparently

Long_Long_Name · 05-17-2006, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by canadiancreed

agreed. They instead turned it into.....a mall? Eck

I think it's an entertainment complex, with arcades, movie theatres and such.

canadiancreed · 05-17-2006, 03:28 PM

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I think it's an entertainment complex, with arcades, movie theatres and such.

I remember a movie theature and a decent restaurant on the secodn floor.

Still wish I could ahve made it to a game before it was closed. I heard it was one of the best.

Long_Long_Name · 05-17-2006, 03:34 PM

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Still wish I could ahve made it to a game before it was closed. I heard it was one of the best.

Well, wooden seats are not that comfortable. I never went since it closed.

canadiancreed · 05-17-2006, 03:40 PM

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Well, wooden seats are not that comfortable. I never went since it closed.

well more the atmosphere then anything. Friend of mine went there during the 1986 Montreal-Quebec City playoffs. Just amazing the passion of the fans (and for some, downright lunicy)

piperclap · 05-17-2006, 03:45 PM

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Who is John Mariucci?

Who is John Marriuci!?!?!?!?!

He's the one that the cathedral of college hockey known as Marriuci arena is named after.

U of M coach, olympian, basically the father of american hockey...

Coached the US silver medal team in 58. Played for the Blackhawks. 1977 Lester Patrick award winner. He started the trend of the "U" using almost exclusively Minnesota boys to beat the tar out of everyone else...except for ****ing Holy Cross (I just got to watch that game on my ipod on the flight home yesterday. Yeeeesh.)

Anyway, people like him are why we need the US hall of fame. That and the world largest hockey stick.

thomasthomas · 05-17-2006, 04:56 PM

Ah ok. I need to brush up on my legends of hockey!

http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/...ds&list=#photo

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piperclap All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 671	Its too bad, Eveleth has a great hockey history. Its also a cool little museum for American hockey (lets face it, would you stupid canuck snobs have John Marriuci or other early americans in your hall?). Hopefully it ends up at the X-the best hockey arena in all the land run by a organization that understands the importance of hockey in the social and cultural fabric of minnesota. The mall of america, on the other hand, would be an abomination. God I hate that place.

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