2K Sports announced the details of an NHL 2K9 online tournament today that will give gamers a once in a lifetime opportunity to be honoured in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Ontario. The GET IN THE HALL tournament is available exclusively to players in Canada (sorry American hockey lovers), who will compete in matches through Xbox Live over the next three months for the price of a spot in the 2K Sports NHL 2K9 Zone at the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Registration for the contest is pretty simple, players download a tournament gamer pic from the Xbox Live Marketplace that they will display in their online profile to inform other players that they are part of the tournament draft. When contest-sanctioned game are player, their points will be recorded and tallied during the qualification portion of the tournament on Xbox Live, determining which players get to move on in the series. In early October, registered participants will be required to compete in a set amount of games to qualify for the top 256 players to be placed in the main tournament. A single elimination tournament will be begin in November, whittling the numbers down to two semi-finalists, who will be sent to the 2009 NHL All-Star Game in Montreal to compete for the grand prize of being recognized with the 2K Sports Hockey Hall of Fame Championship Award, presented in the Hockey Hall of Fame itself.

2K Sports will also be presenting two additional awards to participants – the 2K Sports All-Around Offense Award and the 2K Sports All-Around Defense Award. All three awards will be represented by trophies that will live at the Hockey Hall of Fame in the exclusive 2K Sports NHL 2K9 Zone, and each winner will have their name engraved on their respective individual trophy. Winners will also see their names on virtual versions of the above trophies in next year’s NHL 2K10 . For complete rules and regulations, upcoming events, timelines and more, check out www.xbox.com/getinthehall or www.2ksports.com/hhof.