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GEOGRAPHY Challenge and Travel

Hall Visit Activity:

1. Enter the Honda NHL Zone and locate the displays dedicated to , , and . Using the information provided in the display, list the province each player was born: Gretzky:______Howe:______Lemieux:______Orr:______

2. Gordie Howe played 25 of his 26 seasons in the with the Red Wings. In which city did he play his last NHL ?

______

3. Describe three different artifacts currently on display from three Honoured Member cases in the Honda NHL Zone. What is the significance of the artifact, and where was it last used? 1)______2)______3)______

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4. Winning the is the highest honour for all professional players in the NHL. Winning the Cup is not often or easily repeated. There have been teams who have been able to consistently hold onto the trophy for three or more years in a row. These teams have been given the distinction of being termed dynasties. Visit the VIA Rail Stanley Cup Dynasties exhibit and name 4 cities that can claim this distinction: 1. ______2. ______3. ______4. ______

5. Browse through the Tissot World of Hockey area. Describe which country’s jersey you enjoy the most and why it appeals to you? ______

6. While browsing through the Tissot World of Hockey you’ll find lots of information about the International Federation (IIHF). When was the IIHF first formed?

a) 1908 b) 1913 c) 1900 d) 1945

7. Visit the Scotiabank Hometown Hockey computer terminals and search for your hometown. Once you have found your town or city, record the longitude and latitude displayed. ______

8. Name four professional hockey leagues, other than the NHL, which are still in existence. 1. ______2. ______3. ______4. ______

9. Find the NCAA exhibit. For what honour is the Hobey Baker Trophy awarded? ______

10. Name the league which is made up of the Major Junior Hockey League, the Western Hockey League and the Hockey League.

______

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11. Although you may not recognize many of the jerseys on display in the NHL Retro display, at one time these teams did exist in the National Hockey League. Match the following “retro” team names to their old homes:

Pirates Quebec

Scouts

Maroons Colorado

Rockies

Eagles St. Louis

Nordiques Kansas City

12. Name the four Canadian cities which hosted the 1972 -Russia series. (Hint: check in with Cosmo): 1) ______2) ______3) ______4) ______

13. Which Russian city hosted the Soviet portion of the 1972 Canada-Russia series?

a) Leningrad b) Minsk c) Moscow d) St. Petersburg

14. Trek upstairs to the beautifully restored Esso Great Hall. Inside, double glass walls hold portraits and biographical sketches of each Honoured Member. Find and record the Honoured Member who was born in Taiwan. (Hint: He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002)

______

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Classroom Activity:

City identification

The following activities are designed to acquaint you with the cities that currently have National Hockey League teams.

For the first activity, name the team associated with each logo. Then name the home city for each team and list the city’s latitude and longitude.

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City identification Continued…

For this activity, draw a line from each team logo to the location of its NHL city. Use geographic landmarks (lakes, provinces, etc.) to accurately place each logo.

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Classroom Activity: Time Zones

This activity is designed to acquaint you with time zones and how they affect hockey teams on long road trips.

1. Using an atlas, identify 2 teams that reside in each time zone.

Pacific______

Mountain______

Central______

Eastern______

Atlantic ______

2. Using the above information, answer the following questions.

a) What time zone do you live in?

______

b) If you wanted to watch Game 4 of the , and it started at 5:30pm Pacific Standard Time, at what time should you turn on your TV? ______

c) If it is 8:00 p.m. in Boston, what time is it in ? ______

d) Imagine that you are traveling with the Maple Leafs from Toronto to Vancouver, where you will play the Canucks that same night. Your take-off time is 12:00 noon and the journey will take four hours. What time will you arrive in Vancouver (Pacific Standard Time) and how many time zones will you have crossed? ______CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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Classroom Activity: Latitude and Longitude

Complete the following:

a) The NHL city in Canada that’s the farthest east. ______

The NHL city in the U.S. that’s the farthest east. ______

b) The NHL city in Canada that’s the farthest west. ______

The NHL city in the U.S. that’s the farthest west. ______

c) The NHL city in Canada that’s the farthest south. ______

The NHL city in the U.S. that’s the farthest south. ______

d) The NHL city in Canada that’s the farthest north. ______

The NHL city in the U.S. that’s the farthest north. ______

Classroom Activity:

NHL Cities

Use the internet or an atlas to find information about Canada and the . Create a comparison organizer to show information about each NHL at a glance.

Distance Stanley City Population City Population size Major industry Special facts about city Distance from Major from Toronto Cup wins industry Stanley

Boston

Montreal

Edmonton

(add your favorite city below)

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GREAT MOMENTS GUIDE MAP

Floor plan of the Hockey Hall of Fame

1. Entrance Foyer Displays 10. Shoot for a Cure Slapshot Trivia

2. Honda NHL Zone 11. Upper Deck Collectors' Corner

3. Canadiens Dressing Room 12. The Mask presented by Imports Dragon

4. Via Rail Stanley Cup Dynasties 13. Tim Hortons Theatre

5. TSN Theatre 14. Tissot World of Hockey

6. Hometown Hockey 15. Esso Great Hall & NHL Trophies

7. NHLPA Game Time 16. Spirit of Hockey Retail Store

8. TSN/RDS Broadcast Zone 17. Exterior Sculptures

9. EA Sports NHL17 / PS4 Game Kiosks D.K. (Doc) Seaman Hockey Resource Centre