Sault Memorial Gardens
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| 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
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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.
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