Maple Leaf Gardens

Former home of the Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto, ON

Still to visit

Teams

Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL · hockey
1931–1999

Stadium facts

Capacity: 15,726; Hockey seating for 1996–2012. The converted arena is listed at 2,539 from 2012.Source for capacity
Opened: November 12, 1931; Still standing. The Leafs left in 1999. The upper level reopened in 2012 as Mattamy Athletic Centre, with a Loblaws store below.Source for opened
Cost: C$1.5 million; Infobox figure in Canadian dollars.Source for cost

Names and sponsors

Maple Leaf Gardens
1931–present
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Mattamy Athletic Centre at the Gardens
2012–present
Name of the university arena on the top level after the conversion.
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The Carlton Street Cashbox
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The Church of Hockey
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The Shrine
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Timeline

1931
1931
1934
1946
1967
1972
1999
2012

November 12, 1931

Leafs lose the opener

Maple Leaf Gardens opened on November 12, 1931, and the Leafs lost 2–1 to Chicago. Conn Smythe had wanted a larger building than the Mutual Street arena. The Leafs played here until 1999 and won 11 Stanley Cups from 1932 to 1967.

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