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Extreme makeover: hockey arena edition
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Front Office, NHL, Rumors,
Ryerson University is in need of a new sports facility. Located in downtown Toronto, space is limited for the 30,000+ student facility, but President Sheldon Levy believes he may have found the solution in the existing – and very much vacant, Maple Leaf Gardens, former home to Toronto’s NHL team. Levy and the university have introduced plans to retrofit the arena and turn it into the “Ryerson University Sports and Recreation Centre at Maple Leaf Gardens.”
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Canadiens history of poor centennial celebrations
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Championship, Editorial, NHL,
With all of the centennial celebrations in the Montreal Canadiens camp over the past year, it seems appropriate to look back into their lengthy history. During another centennial in 1967 – Canada’s centennial – the Canadiens were battling the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup finals in an attempt to win their third straight championship. It would be the last Finals before the expansion and the last time two Canadian teams would face each other until 1986, when the Habs beat the Calgary Flames.
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