Hockey Hall of Fame

The Hockey Hall of Fame has brought its gold package to the Keystone Center to help celebrate the Memorial Cup, and it’s attracting more attention every day.

“We like to try and make the displays focus on more local and relevant topics, like most of these are related to the WHL or World Juniors,” said Howie Borrow, one of the men in charge of the displays.

The Hockey Hall of Fame set up contains 20 different displays, featuring old sporting artifacts as well as newer more recent additions, such as the jersey that Brayden Schenn wore during the most recent World Junior tournament. This is their gold package, the biggest and best one they offer.

“The best part about this,” said Bill Wellman, another man in charge of the displays, “is when you occasionally have someone find something in our displays from an old friend or relative. They get very excited to see that we even have things as old as the jerseys some of these guys wore as kids.”

The Hockey Hall of Fame has teamed up with Top Shot Hockey, a company that brings hockey-related games with the displays to add an extra level of interactivity.

“Top Shot Hockey is great to have along; it really helps us give the most where ever we are set up. The tickets for an event like the Memorial Cup aren’t cheap, so we like to give as much as possible to make everyone feel like they are getting what they paid for,” said Borrow.

The Hockey Hall of Fame has toured all over North America, from the World Juniors right to the Olympics, but the men say Brandon is one of the best stops yet.

“We are really enjoying this Memorial Cup in Brandon,” said Borrow, “the people here are very friendly, and always doing their best to accommodate us in every way. It’s been a very fun environment.”