Lonnie Grantham writes:
 
 
> John Haeussler writes:
>
> >Lastly, I just returned from Toronto where I was fortunate enough
> >to have time to visit the Hall of Fame.  [And to see Hockey-Lers
> >Lonnie Grantham from Michigan and Robin Lock from SLU.]
> >The Hall wasn't overly impressive, but it is worth seeing.
>
> Well, I was impressed!  Compared to the old CNE building, the new HHoF
> is fantastic!  I probably have a higher regard than John for the HHoF,
> since it is geared toward the pros, with sort of a passing mention to
> collegiate hockey.
 
 
        I visited the HoF last April with three friends from Cornell.
I enjoyed the new installation (three of us had been to the old one
two years ago); all of us, however, felt that it was a little bit more
"high tech" than necessary, and one of us felt that there was not enough
"Gretzky stuff" (the old HoF had a 1-hour video loop on The Great One)
and not enough "historical highlight stuff" (like the old HoF had on
video) and too mmany "hands-on games."
 
         Now for the colege hockey content: in the HoF college hockey
exhibit, you can specify areas of the U.S and Canada on an electronic map and
consult still videos containing team pictures and other data from area
college teams.  On one such video, the Cornell Big Red were listed as
the "Cornell Engineers."
 
        One of us (not I) worked in the Cornell Sports Information
Director's office.  He made sure that the S.I.D. sent a letter to the
HoF informing them of the slip-up ...
 
 
                                                Dave Delchamps
                                                Cornell University
                                                Let's Go Red !!