Vol. 1 | Fall Edition 2011
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CLEANING UP THE GARDEN

 

A SOLID
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IS GETTING READY TO TRANSFORM TORONTO’S VENERABLE MAPLE LEAF GARDENS

Maple Leaf Gardens, the shrine to Canada’s hockey obsession, is a cathedral- like box filled with stores, but few resonate quite like its creation myth.

In the early 1930s, when gravel magnate Conn Smythe was trying to finance a more respectable home for his gritty hockey team, he struck a deal with local trade unions to allow him to pay workers in both cash and Maple Leaf shares. Thus motivated, the Depression-era crews raced to erect the yellow-brick stadium in less than six months, completing the job in time for the 1931-1932 National Hockey League (NHL) Toronto Maple Leafs...

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 Spirit of Maple Leaf Gardens Lives On

Ryerson's rework of upper portion of hockey shrine includes a revamped rink and a restored dome

 With eight months left in the $60-million Ryerson University renovation of the upper portion of Maple Leaf Gardens, new sketches of the plans show an effort to keep the spirit of the former hockey shrine in the new, scaled down rink. Ryerson, which is sharing the building with its new owner, Loblaw Cos. Ltd., is planning a student...

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