|
Year Opened |
1999 |
| Capacity |
19,800
(basketball), 18,800 (hockey) |
|
Architect |
Brisbin Brook,
Benyon |
| Web Site |
www.theairacanadacentre.com |
| Phone |
416/815-5500 |
|
Anchor Tenants |
Toronto Raptors
(NBA) / Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) / Toronto
Rock (NLL) |
| Parking |
Plenty of
parking surrounds the arena. |
|
Directions |
40 Bay Street,
Suite 400, Toronto, ON M5J 2X2.
From the East:
Take Hwy 401 West to Don Valley Parkway
South/Downtown (Exit 375). Take the Don
Valley Parkway to the end. Don Valley
Parkway becomes the Gardiner Expressway West
(merge right). Exit the Gardiner Expressway
West at Yonge Street / Hwy 11 (Exit towards
Hwy 11A / Bay St / York St / Toronto Island
/ Harbourfront. Keep left at fork in ramp.
Stay straight to go onto Lakeshore Blvd
East. Turn right onto Bay St. From the West
(London): Hwy 401 East to Renforth Dr / Hwy
427 / Airport Exit. Take Hwy 427 South, exit
towards the QEW. Take the Gardiner
Expressway East (exit on the left). Exit the
Gardiner East at Hwy 11A / York St / Bay St
exit towards Hwy 11 / Yonge St. Go North on
York St. The arena is at the 3rd set of
lights to your right. From the West
(Hamilton): Take the QEW East towards
Toronto. The QEW becomes the Gardiner
Expressway East. Exit the Gardiner East at
Hwy 11A / York St / Bay St exit towards Hwy
11 / Yonge St. Go North on York St. The
arena is at the 3rd set of lights to your
right. |
History
Situated
close to the CN Tower, the theatre district,
restaurants, and two main transportation
arteries, the Air Canada Centre is located in
the heart of Toronto. Since opening in 1999,
the facility has re-energized the area known as
the Railway Lands East, and provides an ideal
link between downtown and Harbourfront (one of
the cities most popular tourist attractions).
Serving as home to
the Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL), Toronto Raptors
(NBA), and the Toronto Rock (NLL), the arena was
entirely privately funded. The Air Canada
Centre is built on the site of the Canada Post
Delivery Building and utilizes its original east
and south walls.
NHL Players chose
the facility as “Favorite Arena.”
