Sault Memorial Gardens
Former indoor ice hockey arena in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Location | 269 Queen Street East Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada |
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Owner | City of Sault Ste. Marie |
Capacity | 3,990 |
Field size | 200 x 85 ft. |
Construction | |
Broke ground | September 18, 1946 |
Opened | February 20, 1949 |
Demolished | 2006 |
Construction cost | $765,000 CAD |
Tenants | |
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 1962–2006 |
The Sault Memorial Gardens was a former ice hockey arena in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario,[1] for 57 years from 1949 to 2006. It was located in the heart of the downtown district at 169 Queen Street.[citation needed] The Gardens was one of the first Northern Ontario arenas to have artificial ice, and seated 3,990 spectators.[citation needed]
Photo gallery
- Front entrance.
- Memorial Tower.
- Memorial Tower interior, north wall.
- Memorial Tower interior, south wall.
- South entrance.
- Exterior from the southwest.
- Championships at south entrance.
- South end stairs.
- Interior from the northwest.
- Interior from the north.
- Interior from the northeast.
- Interior from the southwest.
- South end of gardens.
- Memorial fresco, with angels and lighted glass windows.
- Model ship in trophy case.
- Retired numbers in the rafters.
- West side press boxes.
- West side seating.
- West side hallway with "dip" in floor.
- East side seating.
- Centre ice logo.
- Greyhounds bench and penalty boxes.
- Greyhounds wall of honour.
- Wayne Gretzky's name on the wall.
- Craig Hartsburg's name plate.
- Joe Thornton's name on the wall.
- Greyhounds players' lounge / exercise room.
- Team motto on wall of lounge.
- Visitor's dressing room.
Further reading
- Cuthbert, Chris, and Russel, Scott. The Rink: Stories From Hockey's Home Towns. ISBN 0-670-87550-3.
References
- ^ https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/soo-greyhounds-city-pay-for-1m-in-upgrades-to-sault-s-memorial-gardens-1.5152772
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sault Memorial Gardens.
- Memorial Gardens history
- OHL Arena Guide profile
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