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Encyclopedia > Arena Gardens

Mutual Street Arena, also called Arena Gardens and initially just the Arena, was a hockey arena in Toronto.


It was constructed for a reported cost of $500,000 and opened in 1912. At the time, it was billed as the largest indoor arena in Canada and seated about 7,500 for hockey. The rink was owned by the Toronto Arena Company, organized September 19, 1911 with Sir Henry Pellatt as president, Lol Solman as managing director, and directors Aemilius Jarvis, Joseph Kilgour, T.W. Horn, R.A. Smith, and Col. Carlson. There were two other directors from Montreal. Arena Gardens was initially home to two new teams in the National Hockey Association: the Toronto Hockey Club and the Tecumseh Hockey Club. Delays in construction meant that the teams could not play in the 1911-12 season, as was originally scheduled. September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Sir Henry Mill Pellatt (January 6, 1859, Kingston, Ontario, Canada - March 8, 1939) was a well-known Canadian financier and soldier. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... ŝNORTH AMERICAS GREATEST FRESH-WATER SAILOR - AEMILIUS JARVIS (1860-1940) ACHIEVEMENTS; He sailed alone around Lake Ontario in a tiny dinghy. ... Toronto Blueshirts were a National Hockey Association team which played in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Toronto Tecumsehs (officially the Tecumseh Hockey Club) were a team in the National Hockey Association in 1912-13. ...


The Stanley Cup finals were played at Arena Gardens three times, with the Toronto team winning each time. The Cup was won by the Toronto Blueshirts in 1914, by the Toronto Arenas in 1918 (the first National Hockey League team to win the Cup), and by the Toronto St. Pats in 1922. Arena Gardens also hosted the Memorial Cup finals nine times from 1919 to 1931. It was from Arena Gardens that radio pioneer Foster Hewitt broadcast his first hockey game on February 16, 1923. The Toronto Maple Leafs played at Arena Gardens until the construction of Maple Leaf Gardens in 1931. The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional ice hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... Toronto Blueshirts were a National Hockey Association team which played in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... See also Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto St. ... NHL redirects here. ... The Toronto Maple Leafs are a National Hockey League team based in Toronto, Ontario. ... The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). ... Foster William Hewitt, O.C. (November 21, 1902 – April 21, 1985) was a Canadian radio pioneer. ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Maple Leaf Gardens, 2006 Exterior signage as of 2006, with letters missing Maple Leaf Gardens was an indoor arena in Toronto, on the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Church Street. ...


On June 10, 1925, this building was used as the venue to consumate the union of three Protestant denominations: Most of the Presbyterians, the Methodist Church of Canada, and the Congregational Union of Canada, into the United Church of Canada. June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Presbyterian Church in Canada is the name of a Christian church, of Protestant, of presbyterian, and reformed theology and polity, serving in Canada under this name since 1875. ... The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist denomination, and the second-largest Protestant one, in the United States. ... Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its own affairs. ... The United Church of Canada (French: lÉglise Unie du Canada) is Canadas second largest church (after the Roman Catholic Church), and its largest Protestant denomination. ...


In 1938, the Arena was leased to William Dickson who turned it into a recreation facility offering ice skating in winter and roller skating in summer. Dickson bought the building in 1945 and it remained in the family for the next 43 years. Eighteen curling sheets were added in a 1962 renovation, and the building was renamed The Terrace, a name it kept until it was sold in 1988 to become the site of a condominium complex. It closed its doors on April 30, 1989 and was demolished a few months later. It has been suggested that road skating,All Terrain skating be merged into this article or section. ... Curling is a precision team sport similar to bowls or bocce, played on a rectangular sheet of prepared ice by two teams of four players each, using heavy polished granite stones which players slide down the ice towards a target area called the house. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Arena Gardens was home to:

The Toronto Tecumsehs (officially the Tecumseh Hockey Club) were a team in the National Hockey Association in 1912-13. ... This article is part of the Evolution of the NHL series. ... Toronto Blueshirts were a National Hockey Association team which played in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Toronto Ontarios were a team in the National Hockey Association. ... The Toronto Shamrocks was the name of the Toronto Ontarios hockey team for the latter part of the 1914-15 season. ... The Toronto Aura Lee Hockey Club operated a pair of junior and a senior ice hockey teams in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1916 to 1926. ... See also Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto St. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... The Toronto Maple Leafs are a National Hockey League team based in Toronto, Ontario. ... The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Categories: Stub | Ontario Hockey League ... The International Hockey League was a professional ice hockey league that existed from 1929 to 1936. ...

See also

Maple Leaf Gardens, 2006 Exterior signage as of 2006, with letters missing Maple Leaf Gardens was an indoor arena in Toronto, on the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Church Street. ... North Entrance Atrium View from CN Tower The Air Canada Centre, often referred to simply as The ACC, is a multi-purpose arena located on Bay Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario. ... Ricoh Coliseum is an arena at Exhibition Place in downtown Toronto, Ontario. ... Varsity Arena is an arena in Toronto, Ontario. ...

External links

  • Ballparks: Mutual Street Arena
  • Arena Gardens: Toronto's original wrestling palace (1922-1938)
  • TMLfever: Mutual Street Arena
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