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In the 1946–47 NHL season, Maple Leaf Gardens was the first arena in the NHL to have Plexiglas inserted in the end zones of the rink. [25] Smythe became the majority owner of Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd. in 1947, following a power struggle between directors who supported him as president and those who wanted him replaced with Frank J. Selke ...
In 2011, Peter Gilgan donated $15 million to Ryerson University.The money was used to create the Mattamy Athletic Centre on the upper level of Maple Leaf Gardens. [6]In 2013, Gilgan donated $40 million to the development of The Hospital for Sick Children Centre for Research and Learning.
Host segments filmed at Maple Leaf Gardens Features highlights from the past 10 seasons Don Cherry 11, The New Millennium 1999 60 Minutes Host segments feature Don Cherry running a practice session for the OHL's Mississauga IceDogs, who he co-owned and later coached.
Maple Leaf Gardens roof under construction, pictured in 1931. The corporation's roots can be traced back to 1927, when Conn Smythe organized a group of investors to purchase Toronto's premier hockey franchise, the Toronto St. Patricks of the National Hockey League (NHL), which had won Stanley Cup championships in 1918 (as the Toronto Arenas) and 1922, from a group headed by Charles Querrie.
The same month, it was announced that the Mattamy Athletic Centre in the old Maple Leaf Gardens would become the team's home. [12] On January 1, 2024, Toronto hosted the first ever PWHL game at Mattamy, with visiting PWHL New York posting a 4–0 victory over Toronto. [13]
Constantine Falkland Cary Smythe MC (/ ˈ s m aɪ θ /; February 1, 1895 – November 18, 1980) was a Canadian businessman, soldier and sportsman in ice hockey and horse racing.He is best known as the principal owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1927 to 1961 and as the builder of Maple Leaf Gardens.
The 2013 Players' Championship was a curling tournament held from April 16 to 21 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre (Maple Leaf Gardens) in Toronto, Ontario as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. [1] It was the fourth men's and fifth women's Grand Slam event of the 2012–13 curling season. The event was held in a round robin format.
Mutual Street Arena, initially called Arena Gardens or just the Arena, was an ice hockey arena and sports and entertainment venue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.From 1912 until 1931, with the opening of Maple Leaf Gardens, it was the premier site of ice hockey in Toronto, being home to teams from the National Hockey Association (NHA), the National Hockey League (NHL), the Ontario Hockey ...