Metropolitan community University. The building also houses the MLG Loblaws store, joe fresh and LCBO. There are plaques out front:

MAPLE LEAF GARDENS Bill Bariko is hoisted on the shoulders of his leammates after scornd the Stanley Cup-winning overtime goal in 1951. the Maple Leafs won eight Stanley Cups here. imperial Oil - Turofsky Hockey Hall of Fame. One of the most renowned arenas in the history of hockey, Maple Leaf Gardens was the largest facility of its type in Canada when it was constructed in 1931 for the Toronto Maple Leafs. To build it, the team's General Manager, Conn Smythe, secured a group of investors despite the Great Depression. The 700 construction workers, who completed the arena in just five months, received 20% of their pay in company shares. Designed by the architecture firm Ross and Macdonald, its brickwork emphasizes both horizontals and verticals, while trusses, rather than columns, cr an unobstructed interior. The Gardens was home to the Toronto Maple Leafs for 68 years and hosted 19 Stanlev Cup finals. Other sports were also staged here, including legendary boxing and wrestling matches. For decades, it was Canada's largest indoor venue for cultural, political, and religious events. The Toronto Maple Leafs moved to the Air Canada Centre in 1999. The iconic Maple Leaf Gardens was purchased by Ryerson University and Loblaw Companies Limited, which completed its conversion into a multi-use facility in 2012. Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act

TORONTO'S BASKETBALL HISTORY On November 1, 1946, at Maple Leaf Gardens, the Toronto Huskies and New York Knickerbockers played the first-ever game in the Basketball Association of America, a league created by hockey arena owners to fill seats between hockey games. The Huskies folded at the end of the first season and the BAA merged with a rival league to form the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1949. As basketball grew, NBA teams tested the Toronto market. During the 1970s, teams like the Cincinnati Royals, Los Angeles Ossie Schectman of the New York Knickerbockers Lakers, and Buffalo Braves played at Maple Leaf Gardens. A failed plan to relocate the Cleveland Cavaliers here resulted in the creation of the short-lived Toronto Tornados of the Continental Basketball Association in 1983. In 1993, Toronto received an NBA expansion franchise and the Raptors entered the league in 1995. Until 1999, the team played at the SkyDome (later renamed the Rogers Centre). The Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors to win their first NBA title on June 13, 2019. Many Toronto-area players have excelled in the NBA, such as Jamaal Magloire, Cory Joseph, Iristan Thompson, and rndrew Wiggins. HERITAGE TORONTO