By Basil Stroh

Hockey Hall of Fame

TORONTO (Oct. 10, 2025) – To honour three of the Original Six teams celebrating historic seasons, the Hockey Hall of Fame has opened a Triple Centennial Exhibit that will run through January 2027.

Specially curated artifacts have been chosen to represent the Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers franchises from their inaugural NHL seasons in 1926-27 to present day. The display showcases stories that define milestone moments and championship seasons. Numerous Honoured Members are also highlighted in this time-limited display.

The Hockey Hall of Fame celebrated the other three Original Six NHL franchises 100th anniversaries with dedicated displays of the Montreal Canadiens in 2009, Toronto Maple Leafs in 2017 and the Boston Bruins in 2023.

“The Hockey Hall of Fame is thrilled to honour the remaining three Original Six teams of the National Hockey League who will be celebrating their 100th anniversaries. We are excited to showcase the rich history of the Blackhawks, Red Wings and Rangers,” said Phil Pritchard, Vice-President, Resource Centre and Curator, Hockey Hall of Fame. “Some of these unique artifacts are on display for the first time, giving hockey fans and guests a first look at hockey history. We look forward to sharing these special memories with hockey fans of all ages.”

Featured Artifacts:

Chicago Blackhawks

• Major Frederic McLaughlin (HHOF 1963) – fur coat (owner and first franchise owner)
• Tommy Ivan’s (HHOF 1974) – 1961 miniature Stanley Cup (team General Manager)
• Stan Mikita (HHOF 1983) 1967-68 miniature trophies – Hart, Art Ross and Lady Byng
• Bill Mosienko (HHOF 1965) – three pucks and stick from fastest hat-trick in NHL history
• Jonathan Toews – 2010 Stanley Cup jersey

Detroit Red Wings

• Marty Berry (HHOF 1965) – oldest Red Wing sweater worn by an Honoured Member (1930’s)
• Gordie Howe (HHOF 1972) – 700th goal puck
• Steve Yzerman (HHOF 2009) – 1997 Stanley Cup final helmet
• Nicklas Lidstrom (HHOF 2015) – 2008 Stanley Cup jersey (first European Captain to win the Stanley Cup)
• Brett Hull (HHOF 2009) – 24th career playoff game winning puck that tied Gretzky’s record

New York Rangers

• Conn Smythe (HHOF 1958) – 1926 silver cup (assisted in start of franchise)
• Clint Smith (HHOF 1991) – 1940’s jersey
• Herb Carnegie (HHOF 2022) – training camp invite letter and immigration documents
• Wayne Gretzky (HHOF 1999) – full set of equipment from his career final game
• Mike Gartner (HHOF 2001) – 500th goal stick

About the Hockey Hall of Fame

The Hockey Hall of Fame (“HHOF”) was established in 1943 to honour and memorialize individuals who have brought special distinction to the game of hockey and those who made outstanding contributions to the development and advancement of hockey anywhere in the world, and to collect, research, preserve, exhibit and promote objects, images and other historical materials connected with the game at all levels. As a not-for-profit corporation and registered charity, HHOF owns and operates a museum and place of entertainment offering state-of-the-art exhibits, theatrical presentations, and educational programming from its premises at Brookfield Place, Toronto, and a multi-purpose archive, resource centre and research facility located at 400 Kipling Avenue, Toronto.

COURTESY HOCKEY HALL OF FAME VIA NHL PUBLIC RELATIONS