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Encyclopedia > Beatrice Ice Gardens

Beatrice Ice Gardens is the new ice rink at York University and replaces the old York University Ice Palace. York University (YorkU) is a large comprehensive university, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Ice Gardens was the ice rink at York University and replaced by the Beatrice Ice Gardens. ...


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Varsity Arena - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (123 words)
It is primarily home to the ice hockey teams of the University of Toronto, though it also hosted the Toronto Toros of the WHA from 1973-1974.
One of the first indoor arenas to be built without pillars in the seating area to block the line of sight, Varsity Arena sat close to 4,800 at the time of its construction.
The seating capacity was reduced to 4,116 by renovations in 1985-86, which expanded the ice sheet to professional standards and eliminated fire code violations that had been found in 1977.
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When the Ice Gardens opened under private management in 1996, the old arena continued to be used for York's intramural hockey and broomball leagues but was managed by Ice Gardens staff.
For years, the ice was taken out at the end of March each year to make space available for student exams in April but Sherry Lewkowicz, assistant registrar, systems, said there will be no exams scheduled in the rink this year.
Purcell said the secret to the ice was that it was very hard and kept thin, about an inch and a half, so it had plenty of bounce.
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