Getting to Scotiabank Arena by car will probably require a trip on the Gardiner Expressway or Lakeshore Boulevard. Then follow the signs to Scotiabank Arena, which will take you down a ramp and through a set of doors into the Scotiabank Galleria. Scotiabank Arena also hosts other events, such as concerts, political conventions and video game competitions. The Big3 is a professional 3x3 basketball league founded by Ice Cube comprising eight teams, each featuring rosters of retired NBA players, with all league games played in one session as a quadruple-header. [40][41] The arena is the third in Canada to bear naming rights to Scotiabank. [5], After the purchase of the Raptors and the Air Canada Centre the new owners entered into a design-build contract with PCL Construction with the commitment to finish the stadium in 24-months by March 1st 1999. [24], By 1993, it had been decided that the NBA would expand into Canada. The 200 Level Executive Suites are located just above the 100 level on the North, West, and South ends of the arena. Scotiabank Arena is located in the Entertainment District in downtown Toronto. During Raptors playoff runs, the square has acquired the nickname "Jurassic Park" after the 1993 film adaptation that inspired the team's name. All matches in Toronto were played in Scotiabank Arena. For all events and games at Scotiabank Arena, please purchase your tickets at the Ticket Office located in the west end of the Galleria near Gate 1. Copyright © 2021 Scotiabank Arena. Scotiabank Arena originally opened in 1999. In late 2005, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment announced that they would be renovating the western side of the Air Canada Centre during the 2008 off-season to connect it with the Maple Leaf Square development. Scotiabank Arena is one of the “top-10 busiest buildings in the world,” according to Friisdahl. [15] But it quickly reached capacity by the 1930s due to major population growth of Toronto and its surrounding region. The original building is protected under the Ontario Heritage Act. Scotiabank Arena is one of the "top-10 busiest buildings in the world," according to Friisdahl. [51] League of Legends is a popular multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) computer game by American video game developer Riot Games; League of Legends competitions are among the most viewed among professional video game competitions worldwide. Then Money says one needs to head to the far west end of the Scotiabank Galleria where you’ll see a set of escalators – take the escalators up and then cross the new pedestrian bridge, which will take you right into the new terminal. When MLGL (Maple Leaf Gardens, Limited at the time the controlling company of the Toronto Maple Leafs) lost out on their desire to be the franchise owners of the Raptors, competition between the two organizations heated up centred around venues. Scotiabank Arena is one of the "top-10 busiest buildings in the world," according to Friisdahl. The show featured hundreds of cast members, including honorary men and women from the Canadian Armed Forces. [27] The major problem of the Union Station proposal was that the land that the stadium would have been built on was actually City of Toronto land that was leased out to Canadian National Railway and CP Rail, which were in a major, long-standing dispute over rent payments (dating back to 1969). Fans may also purchase tickets for an event coming to Scotiabank Arena online at Ticketmaster.ca. Another site under consideration by the MLSE bid group was at Bay & Dundas and would have been part of the neighbouring Eaton Centre. A conservation program was implemented during construction of the original building facade. In addition, the arena is getting new digital Scotiabank signage that can light up in … [16] The 1980s real estate boom saw the building site become surrounded by numerous skyscrapers, hotels, convention centres, SkyDome stadium & condo towers. [13] By 1858, the site was located between two wharfs (Rees & Tinnings Wharf). The Raptors had attempted to play the April 19 match at Maple Leaf Gardens, but were unsuccessful. The majority of the land was still part of the lake up until the early 1900s. All Rights Reserved. The Toronto Raptors owners purchased the unused building from Canada Post the following year. [21] The sculptors son Louis Temporale jr. helped with restoration efforts in 1998 and in 2016 was still critical of the lack of protection of the artwork by stadium ownership for over 20 years. Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena. This subsequently resulted in major modifications to the original design, which was basketball-specific, to make the arena become more suitable for hockey. Suites at Scotiabank Arena are located on the 200, 500, and 600 levels of the venue. There will also be smaller video screens near the west entrance of the galleria, to help on nights with multiple games. The NBA Expansion committee visited the various proposed stadium sites. Maple Leaf home games are generally sold out,[45] and there is a waitlist since the start of 2015 for Season Ticket Holders for upcoming seasons. The Air Canada Centre was one of the host venues for the World Hockey Summit in 2010. [11] It is also the most photographed location in Canada on Instagram according to BuzzFeed. Though it was designed as a mail sorting warehouse it was also the home of Postal Station "A" which served mostly institutional & commercial clients. [16] In 1937 the Postmaster General appealed to the Minister of Public Works to approve a new replacement facility at the corner of Bay & Fleet Street (now Lake Shore Boulevard). It is east of highway 427, south of highway 401 and west of the Don Valley Parkway. Stonework, bas-relief plans, and historic window profiles were restored. Other guests of the event included celebrities, world dignitaries, headline music stars and other special guests. [48], On September 23, 2017, the ACC presented the opening ceremony as a live two-hour event spectacular. During the 2019 NBA playoffs and especially during the 2019 NBA Finals, other city squares across Canada also acquired the Jurassic Park nickname, such as in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[44]. Just steps from the ice and the court, Real Sports Apparel brings fans closer to the action in a 360-degree mecca to the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, Toronto FC and Toronto Marlies. Required modifications were made to the building to return it to its postal delivery purposes as a result of alterations done by the Department of National Defence. 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Plus the arena is getting new digital Scotiabank signage that can light up in different colours, replacing the temporary arena signs. As Friisdahl looked over the floor of the arena this week, the stage was set up for John Mayer. The Galleria doubles as a historical museum by displaying numerous artifacts from the old Canada Post building. The arena is 61,780.5 square metres (665,000 sq ft) in size. The Summer North American Championship Series serve as the qualifiers for the annual League of Legends World Championship for North American teams. During the early stages of construction, MLGL floated to the media plans of their own to build a competing single-use stadium on adjacent property just to the north of the stadium atop the train sheds at Union Station (similar to how Madison Square Garden was constructed) as the new home for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Learn more about our 81 Bay Tower, Podium & Pedestrian Bridge >> On October 3, 2003, Air Canada Centre had a power outage during the third quarter of a Raptors pre-season game against the Athens-based club Panathinaikos. [19] Carved in 1938-39 begins with scenes showing human speech, a runner carrying a message, aboriginals communicating by smoke signal, a group of voyageurs, a schooner & a Royal Mail steamship crossing the ocean from England, the CN train used during the 1939 Royal Tour, the mythical flying boat named 'Canopus' and northern travel by dog sled. Theatre Suites are luxury suites located on the East end of the arena consisting of sections 501 - 511 and 601 - 613. For more information on the status of events and tickets you currently have for upcoming events please click here. In the 1920s a postal handling facility already existed in the east wing of the city's then New Union Station (Downtown Toronto's 3rd major train station). The arena has also played host to five Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events.[49][50]. The Galleria also connects the Scotiabank Arena to popular locations in the downtown core such as Union Station, Bay Street and York Street. Financial and development details of the purchase imposed various conditions prior to development, including rezoning by the city, and remediation of soil contamination by Canada Post. By 1858, the site was located between two wharfs (Rees & Tinnings Wharf). NOTICE: The Galleria also doubles as a historical museum by displaying numerous artifacts from the old Canada Post building. [20] The building would be used as a postal sorting centre up until 1989. It opened in 2010. It is a covered, climate-controlled walkway that houses the Ticket Office … After the refurbishment work was completed in 1948, the building now possessed the capability and equipment for proper mail sorting and other mailing processing functions. These projects included the Bay West Teamway, Union Plaza, the Galleria (shopping centre), and Bremner Boulevard.[16]. After the successful first phase of the development that included Galleria 01 and Galleria 02, Elad Canada brings Galleria III, which is the third chapter of Galleria on the Park, located at 1245 Dupont St Toronto. In 1998, a strange twist of scheduling conflicts had the Toronto Raptors playing their final regular-season game at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, as the Toronto Blue Jays had first right of refusal for all SkyDome dates. Of the 24 participating teams, Toronto hosted 12 Eastern Conference teams in their city in the early rounds, while Edmonton hosted 12 Western Conference teams in the early rounds, both Conference Finals, and the Stanley Cup Finals. Approval was granted by the federal Department of Public Works in part to stimulate the depression impacted construction industry. In the early 1990s, real estate developers Bramalea Ltd and Trizec arranged to purchase the building from Canada Post, with plans to redevelop the site into a 230,000-square-metre (2,500,000 sq ft) office, retail and residential space. Owned and operated by MLSE, Scotiabank Arena opened its doors in February 1999 as Air Canada Centre (February 1999 to June 2018). The Galleria also connects Scotiabank Arena to popular locations in the downtown core such as Union Station, Bay Street and York Street. In a cost-cutting move (part of larger overall service changes & cuts made to the Crown Corporation under the Brian Mulroney Conservatives), Canada Post decided to close the facility and move operations to an alternate more modern c.1970s letter processing faculty on nearby Eastern Avenue. By 1989, all of the old building's work was transferred here. Scotiabank Arena is located in the Entertainment District in downtown Toronto. The Galleria also doubles as a historical museum by displaying numerous artifacts from the old Canada Post building. During the final round, Team SoloMid (TSM) defeated Cloud9 (C9) three matches to one in a best-of-five format. The stadium is located on land that was once part of Toronto's inner harbour. A Scotiabank Arena está conectado à rede subterrânea PATH. The Raptors would initially play their first two seasons just a few hundred metres away in the multipurpose SkyDome (now Rogers Centre) stadium while the arena was constructed. The Rock's first game was a 17–7 win over the Ottawa Rebel on December 21, 2000. Scotiabank Arena is connected to the underground PATH network. A structure with easy access to highways was designed specificity for transport truck bulk delivery of mail. It staged a record number of events in 2018 with … [12] Scotiabank Arena is connected to the Toronto Union railway station, subway station and bus terminal via the PATH. [32], In its first ten years of operation, the new arena had an estimated economic benefit of $2.4 billion. It has been a big year for the Scotiabank Arena at Bay and Lake Shore in Downtown Toronto. In addition, the minor league Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League play occasional games at the arena. Paul Martin was elected as the new leader of the party and thus also became prime minister, succeeding Jean Chrétien. The nearby elevated Gardiner Expressway results in salt spray which is speeding up the deterioration of the limestone. As a result, MLGL offered the city $156 Million (1997 CAD) in cash & assets to settle any and all outstanding claims and to buy the air rights above the Union Station train platforms. They gathered to celebrate the service and stories of the members of the 2017 Invictus Games. Upon completion in 1941, the building would be temporarily handed over to Department of National Defence for wartime storage purposes, and be finally turned over to Canada Post in 1946. Opening events took place early the next year and Steve Stavro (who was the majority shareholder of MLGL) was named CEO. Getting to Scotiabank Arena by car will probably require a trip on the Gardiner Expressway or Lakeshore Boulevard. [according to whom?] Fans picking up tickets at Will Call must present Valid Photo ID as well as the credit card used for the ticket purchase. Scotiabank Arena is one of the "top-10 busiest buildings in the world," according to Friisdahl. [48], The ACC hosted the Invictus Games Toronto 2017 Closing Ceremony on September 20, 2017. The Scotiabank Arena Ticket Office will be temporarily closed due to COVID-19. In 2003, the governing Liberal Party of Canada held their leadership convention at the Air Canada Centre. The Galleria also connects Scotiabank Arena to popular locations in the downtown core such as Union Station, Bay Street and York Street. To learn more about renting a suite at Scotiabank Arena for a Toronto Raptors or Maple Leafs game, … Aug 1, 2019 10:25 AM By: Canadian Press. Scotiabank Arena is connected to the underground PATH network. [33] Several nicknames for the arena would emerge including 'The Hangar', but it would be the acronym 'ACC' which became the most commonly referenced shorthand for the stadium and is still commonly used by local residents. Scotiabank Arena is one of the “top-10 busiest buildings in the world,” according to Friisdahl. [47] Air Canada Centre hosted the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships for the first time, as well as hosted the final match of that tournament, in which Canada was crowned champion, defeating Russia. Trains would be able to directly unload mail and move it directly to the mail sorting centre.[19]. MLSE looks to improve fan experience at Scotiabank Arena both inside and out. This celebration also included words from world dignitaries as the Games are passed to the host nation of the Invictus Games 2018, Sydney, Australia.[48]. By 1925, t… The Galleria also connects Scotiabank Arena to popular locations in the downtown core such as Union Station, Bay Street and York Street. On July 10, 2020, Toronto was named one of two cities appointed as a hub city (alongside Rogers Arena in Edmonton, Alberta) for the NHL Return to Play Plan to facilitate the delayed start of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 1930s-era Maple Leaf Gardens was showing its age; the Maple Leafs in desperate desire for a new facility began developing plans for building an all-new stadium with one of the key criteria for the new location that it must be within close walking proximity to both the subway system and GO Transit. This ceremony was designed to welcome and honour the 550 competitors and their families who come from 17 different competing nations. Scotiabank Arena, formerly Air Canada Centre (ACC), is a multi-purpose arena located on Bay Street in the South Core district of Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ®, Sundays and holidays: CLOSED (Unless there is an event). Updated Aug 1, … The original building would be built for around $2 million (CAD)[18] [$ 35 million 2020], The building was strategically located south of Union Station and was connected directly to the train platforms via an underground tunnel. Image: Nitish Bissonauth, Metrolinx ^ Heading down the ramp towards Scotiabank Arena and the new USBT. Maple Leaf Square is jointly owned by MLSE, Cadillac Fairview and Lantera Developments. The event featured an arrangement of international headline music artists, coming together to celebrate and recognize the Invictus Games competitors. [36], On September 6, 2014, a group of statues known as Legends Row was unveiled outside the arena at the southwest corner of the building. [35], In the winter of 2003–2004, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario imposed a seven-day penalty on the arena for "permitting drunken patrons to be in the licensed patrons [sic]" in the fall of 2002 at a Toronto Maple Leafs game and also a Rolling Stones concert. It staged a record number of events in 2018 with more than 110 live shows over and above NHL and NBA games. The arena is rarely empty. It staged a record number of events in 2018 with … Other sites considered included government-owned lands at Exhibition Place, North York Centre, and downtown at Bay & Wellesley (a site of planned Canadian Opera Hall in the 1980s). Infill of the inner harbour began in the 1850s and accelerated with the arrival of the railroad resulting in the current day shape of downtown. Located at Gate 1, in Scotiabank Arena's Galleria, Real Sports Apparel offers the most authentic sports retail experience outside of the locker room. It is east of highway 427, south of highway 401 and west of the Don Valley Parkway. Fans may also purchase tickets for an event coming to Scotiabank Arena online at Ticketmaster.ca [27] The reaction from Raptors was nothing but anger. On August 27 and 28, 2016, Air Canada Centre hosted the sixth season of the Summer North American Championship Series of League of Legends (LoL), marking the first professional League of Legends competition in Canada. By 1925, the northern parcel of the property was turned into of Bayside Park, which had been part of an early proposal that was to have seen the lands south of the rail corridor transformed into an extensive lakeside park that followed today's Esplanade. (Nitish Bissonauth photo) Then follow the signs to Scotiabank Arena, which will take you down a ramp and through a set of doors into the Scotiabank Galleria. Hence the new, improved video screen. During the 2020–21 NBA season the Toronto Raptors relocated their home games in Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto.[42]. As land was expanded southward, it remained under Government control as possible locations of various Union Station expansions. The stadium is located on land that was once part of Toronto's inner harbour. It had been known as Air Canada Centre up until last summer, when a new naming-rights agreement with Scotiabank went into effect. Toronto is the lone non-American venue city to host a Big3 event. As land was expanded southward, it remained under Government control as possible locations of various Union Station expansions. Heading through the doors in the York Concourse towards Scotiabank Arena and GO platforms 24-27. According to Metrolinx, you can also access the new Union Station Bus Terminal from of Lake Shore Boulevard. On July 27, 2018, Scotiabank Arena hosted week 6 of the 2018 Big3 season. [38] Legends Row now features 14 life-sized statues of former Maple Leaf players alongside a 9-metre-long (30 ft) granite players' bench.[39]. The venue hosted its first championship series when the Raptors played the Golden State Warriors in Games 1, 2, and 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals. MLGL declined to allow Maple Leaf Gardens to be used for the NBA upstart as a result pushing Bitove to secure rights to have the Raptors' opening seasons played at SkyDome until construction of the new stadium was complete. Scotiabank Arena is one of the "top-10 busiest buildings in the world," according to Friisdahl. The Canada Post building & lands was purchased for CA$60 million.[16]. Eventually the sorted mail would end up back on the ground floor where it would be sent out for delivery. Many projects in the area were completed ahead of schedule as a result of a desire to increase the infrastructure of downtown Toronto, and also from private funding (approximately $13 million) that was invested in seeing the economic growth of Toronto. The outside wall of the atrium features a 9.1-by-15.2-metre (30 by 50 ft) video screen overlooking the plaza, which often broadcasts games taking place inside the arena. The initial hockey game took place February 20, 1999 (Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens), the first basketball Game on February 21, 1999 (Toronto Raptors vs. Vancouver Grizzlies), and the opening concert on February 22, 1999 (The Tragically Hip). [25], On September 30, 1993, the NBA awarded the team to Professional Basketball Franchise Inc.(PBF) a company headed by Canadian businessman John Bitove. It staged a record number of events in 2018 with … The closing ceremony featured headline musical guests Bachman & Turner, Bryan Adams, Coeur de Pirate, Bruce Springsteen, and Kelly Clarkson. Three competing bids were entertained in July of the same year. Scotiabank Arena is Canada’s premier sports and entertainment venue and home to the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs, NBA’s Toronto Raptors and the NLL’s Toronto Rock. It staged a record number of events in 2018 with … The game was called final, because the power was not restored in time and the Raptors already had a 30-point lead. Formerly known as the Air Canada Centre, the 1999-opened multipurpose arena was rebranded through a 20-year, $800 million naming rights deal in July, 2018. The landmark 20-year sponsorship agreement between Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment and Scotiabank is worth about C$800 million. The ACC co-hosted that tournament with Bell Centre in Montreal, and both venues co-hosted the 2017 edition of the same event, though the ACC did not host the medal rounds. [29] The integration of the Maple Leafs into the new structure would result in a 25% increase in construction costs (over $25 million CAD in 1999).[30]. Tickets for future Scotiabank Arena events, can be purchased through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.ca. Designed by Charles B. Dolphin, it's a building that incorporates a combination of Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural style. [26] Groundbreaking took place in March 1997. There is also an additional 85 tonnes of steel to be installed inside the existing Scotiabank Arena Galleria to support the bridge and add framing for a new mezzanine, stair, elevator, and two escalators. ^ Keep following the signs for GO Bus and Scotiabank Arena, you’re getting close. [43] A section of the square is designated Ford Fan Zone at Maple Leaf Square, with naming rights given to the Ford Motor Company of Canada. Scotiabank Arena is one of the “top-10 busiest buildings in the world,” according to Friisdahl. [31], On December 30th 1998, the building's construction was completed, 9 days ahead of schedule. TORONTO — While the Toronto Maple Leafs and Raptors gear up for next season, Scotiabank Arena is getting a multimillion-dollar facelift. "This proposed (Maple Leaf) location really disturbs us" stated team president Richard Peddie, who went on to say that they would fight the Leafs "every step of the way" and he didn't understand why the Leafs have refused to join with the Raptors at their site; claiming that the Leafs want to "build virtually on top of us". [23], By this time, a deep prolonged recession had taken hold in the province which saw many downtown Toronto high rise construction projects paused or cancelled outright. 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