Surely fans of the Montreal Canadiens have heard that as part of the club's 100th Anniversary celebrations that the organization will soon be unveiling the long awaited Canadiens Hall Of Fame.

By submitting an item, it will not automatically mean that your contribution will be retained. Your item will need to pass through an evaluation process, and if it's chosen, you'll be contacted by a Canadiens rep. If your item is accepted, you will be contacted within 3 to 5 weeks of your submission, asked selected questions about the item, and explained the next steps in the process. Basically, you will be asked to fill out a few forms, sign some papers and ship your donated or loaned item off to the Canadiens organization.

The team is looking for equipement, such as sticks, skates, helmets, goalie masks, gloves, pucks and shoulder pads. Fan memorabilia such as hockey periodicals, team media guides, game score sheets, newspapers and clippings, hockey cards, team schedules, postcards and game tickets. Other miscellanea on the wanted list includes jerseys, caps, ties, photos, stamps, banners, flags, posters, negatives, paintings, trophies, medals, coins, pins, magnets, figurines, sculptures, games and puzzles. The team will also accept submission of formats of video and audio recordings.

My guess is, the more unique your item is, the better chance it will be selected.

By the sound of it, this is going to be one rocking hockey museum that you will want to visit more than once. For those who have not yet had the opportunity to visit the Bell Centre and take a tour of the building, this should provide one awesome way to cap the visit off. 

For myself, my item has already been submitted. When thinking of the most rare item I could contribute, it immediately came to me that I have audio discs from the 1973 final to offer. Regular readers here may be familiar with the sounds of Danny Gallivan and Dick Irvin describing the Canadiens win over Chicago that sweet spring, as the contents were made available at this site a short while back in three seperate postings. They include Game 1 of the Cup Final in two half hour clips, and the final of Game 6, when the Canadiens win their 18th Stanley Cup.

Have a listen - they bring back such vivid memories!

A long time reader from the west coast, a gentleman named Phil Leduc, sent me the discs last summer, and I have been greatful for them ever since the day they arrived. No doubt I will be copying the discs in the event that the Canadiens feel they should be part of their museum.

Check out the Canadiens official site to learn more about the museum and how to submit your item. These links will lead you to all the information you need to get started. If you have any plans to pass something along, I would enjoy hearing about it here.