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Amazing Book about the biggest memories in the last 100 yrs of the NHL

Tucked away behind a huge sign is the organized clutter of the archives of the Hockey Hall of Fame.  In this location since 2009 when the complex was completed, the floors of this incredible Resource Centre had to be re-enforced to accommodate the weight of memorabilia that fills this ice-rink size museum archive, some of which date back to the 1870’s.  Inside, there are climate controlled rooms for the storage, cataloguing and digitization of over 3 million glass plates (1920’s), negatives, film, video, slides and photos depicting Canada’s national game. One hundred and thirty of which are revealed in A Century of NHL Memories: Rare Photos from the Hockey Hall of Fame by Phil Pritchard with Jim Hynes. https://nhlmemories100.ca/ Phil Pritchard is available for comment and interview on 31 st October and a copy of the limited, numbered edition is available for giveaway Did you know? ·          The Hockey Hall of Fame Archives and Resource Centre are independently f