Scotiabank Arena
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Scotiabank Arena, formerly known as Air Canada Centre, is a sports arena in Toronto, Ontario. The arena opened in February 1999 as Air Canada Centre (ACC), and is the current home to the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL), the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the former home of the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League (NLL).[1] It holds 19,800 seats for basketball and 18,819 for hockey. The arena has also been the host of many concerts and WWE events over the years.
When the arena was sponsored by Air Canada, it was nicknamed the ACC and the Hangar. The new nickname of "The Vault" was in use shortly after the new sponsorship was announced.[2][3]
In August 2017, as the arena's sponsorship contract with Air Canada was nearing its end, MLSE announced that it had made a new deal with Scotiabank that took effect and Air Canada Centre was renamed as Scotiabank Arena on July 1, 2018. The current deal runs for 20 years and is worth C$800 million.[4][5]
Scotiabank Arena Media
Map of downtown Toronto in 1858
The Railway Lands between the Toronto waterfront and Front Street, c. 1919 the stadium site being in the centre area of this photo
The original Toronto Postal delivery building, pictured in 1944.
The arena retains the eastern and southern walls of the original postal structure built, through a process of facadism.
Air Canada Centre during construction in 1998
A welcome message by Steve Stavro at the Leafs opening game on February 20, 1999
In September 2014, a group of life-sized statues of Leafs players were installed at the southwest corner of the arena.
Scotiabank Arena indoor entrance; the left side is the escalators for a new Path network connection to the CIBC Square office complex
A popular gathering point during Maple Leafs and Raptors playoff runs, the arena has a large video screen that overlooks the atrium of Maple Leaf Square.
A panorama of the interior of Scotiabank Arena after a Depeche Mode concert.
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References
- ↑ mhancock (2021-05-11). "Rock Relocate Home Games To Hamilton". Toronto Rock. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ↑ "20 most popular sports locations on Instagram". SBNation.com. https://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2017/6/29/15655908/20-most-popular-sports-locations-instagram-hit-that-like. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- ↑ "Don't call it 'The Vault': The business behind Toronto's Scotiabank Arena". BNN (Bell Media). August 30, 2017. http://www.bnn.ca/don-t-call-it-the-vault-the-dollars-and-cents-behind-toronto-s-scotiabank-arena-rebrand-1.843175. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- ↑ Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (August 29, 2017). "Home of the Maple Leafs and Raptors to Become Scotiabank Arena Next Summer". Press release. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180701111634/https://mlse.com/news/scotiabankarena/. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
- ↑ Westhead, Rick (August 29, 2017). MLSE agrees to record arena rights deal with Scotiabank. https://www.tsn.ca/talent/mlse-agrees-to-record-arena-rights-deal-with-scotiabank-1.842133. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
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| Preceded by SkyDome |
Home of the Toronto Raptors 1999 – present |
Succeeded by current |
| Preceded by Maple Leaf Gardens |
Home of the Toronto Maple Leafs 1999 – present |
Succeeded by current |
| Preceded by Maple Leaf Gardens |
Home of the Toronto Rock 2000 – 2021 |
Succeeded by FirstOntario Centre |
| Preceded by Hartford Civic Center |
Home of the Toronto Phantoms 2001 – 2002 |
Succeeded by last arena |
| Preceded by St. Pete Times Forum |
Host of the NHL All-Star Game 2000 |
Succeeded by Pepsi Center |
| Preceded by Madison Square Garden |
Host of the NBA All-Star Game 2016 |
Succeeded by TBD |
| Preceded by Ford Center |
Host of Unforgiven 2006 |
Succeeded by FedExForum |
