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The Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport is a 2,000 seat [2] indoor arena facility at the University of Toronto's main campus in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is home to the university's Varsity Blues basketball and volleyball teams.
Varsity Arena, located at 299 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario [1] is an indoor arena that opened on December 17, 1926, and is primarily home to the ice hockey teams of the University of Toronto, the Varsity Blues. It also hosted the Toronto Toros of the WHA from 1973 to 1974 and the Toronto Planets of the RHI in 1993.
The following is a list of indoor arenas in Canada with a capacity of at least 1,000 for sporting events. The arenas in the table are ranked by capacity; the arenas with the highest capacities are listed first.
The hockey club won its first championship in 1918 as the Toronto Hockey Club (informally the Toronto Arenas), whereas its second championships (in 1922) was won when the club was named the Toronto St. Patricks. All subsequent championships won by the club were awarded when the club was named the Toronto Maple Leafs. 13 Stanley Cups
The University of Toronto Rowing Club represents the Varsity Blues at local and international regattas. The UTRC was founded on February 10, 1897, and throughout the years has had many successes, including Royal Canadian Henley Regatta victories, OUA titles, and a silver medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
On December 13–14, 2014, the arena was the host of two exhibition games between the Canada men's national junior ice hockey team and a team University All Stars of combined Ryerson Rams, University of Toronto Varsity Blues and York Lions players in preparation for Canada's participation in the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Toronto Marlboros - Ontario Hockey League (1904–89) Toronto Ontarios - National Hockey Association (1913–14) Toronto Roadrunners - American Hockey League (2003–04) Toronto Shamrocks - National Hockey Association (1915) Toronto St. Michael's Majors - Ontario Hockey League (1906–62, 1996–2007) Toronto Tecumsehs - National Hockey ...
The arena was previously home to the Toronto Phantoms of the Arena Football League (AFL) and the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League. Scotiabank Arena also hosts other events, such as concerts, political conventions and video game competitions. The arena is 61,780.5 square metres (665,000 sq ft) in size.