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{{ | {{infobox venue | ||
| | | name = Varsity Arena | ||
| | | fullname = | ||
| image | | logo_image = Toronto varsityblues wmark.svg | ||
| caption | | logo_size = 100 | ||
| address | | image = Varsity Arena.JPG | ||
| | | image_size = 250 | ||
| caption = Interior view of the arena in 2009 | |||
| type = [[Ice hockey arena]] | |||
| currentuse = [[Ice hockey]] | |||
| address = [[Bloor Street|299 Bloor Street West]] | |||
| city = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] | |||
| country = [[Canada]] | |||
| pushpin_map = Canada Toronto#Canada Ontario#Canada | | pushpin_map = Canada Toronto#Canada Ontario#Canada | ||
| pushpin_relief = yes | | pushpin_relief = yes | ||
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| publictransit = {{rail-interchange|Toronto|1}}{{rail-interchange|toronto|2}} [[St. George station|St. George]] | | publictransit = {{rail-interchange|Toronto|1}}{{rail-interchange|toronto|2}} [[St. George station|St. George]] | ||
| broke_ground = | | broke_ground = | ||
| opened = 1926 | | opened = {{start date and age|1926}} | ||
| owner = [[University of Toronto]] | | owner = [[University of Toronto]] | ||
| operator = University of Toronto | | operator = University of Toronto | ||
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| project_manager = | | project_manager = | ||
| main_contractors = Messers. [[Pearson and Darling]] | | main_contractors = Messers. [[Pearson and Darling]] | ||
| tenants = [[Toronto Varsity Blues]] ([[U Sports]]) | | tenants = {{plainlist| | ||
* [[Toronto Varsity Blues]] ([[U Sports]]) teams: | |||
* [[Toronto Varsity Blues men's ice hockey|men's]] and [[Toronto Varsity Blues women's ice hockey|women's]] ice hockey<br> (1926–present) | |||
* [[Toronto Toros]] ([[World Hockey Association|WHA]]) (1973–1974) | |||
*[[Toronto Tornados]] ([[Continental Basketball Association|CBA]]) (1983–1985) | |||
*[[Toronto Planets]] ([[Roller Hockey International|RHI]]) (1993) | |||
}} | |||
| seating_capacity = 4,116 | | seating_capacity = 4,116 | ||
| dimensions = | | dimensions = | ||
| website = {{url|https://kpe.utoronto.ca/facility/varsity-centre-arena/varsity-arena-ice-rink| utoronto.ca/varsity-arena}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Varsity Arena'''<ref name="UofTRRS">retrieved from http://rrs.osm.utoronto.ca 2007-10-22</ref> is an indoor [[arena]] located in [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada. It is located at the "Varsity Centre & Arena", a [[sports complex]] at the [[University of Toronto]]'s St. George Campus, and opened on December 17, 1926. The arena is primarily home to the [[Toronto Varsity Blues]] [[Toronto Varsity Blues men's ice hockey|men's]] and [[Toronto Varsity Blues women's ice hockey|women's]] ice hockey teams. | |||
Varsity Arena also hosted the [[Toronto Toros]] of the [[World Hockey Association|WHA]] from 1973 to 1974 and the [[Toronto Planets]] of the [[Roller Hockey International|RHI]] in 1993. It is located beside [[Varsity Stadium]]. | |||
== Overview == | |||
One of the first [[list of indoor arenas|indoor arenas]] to be built without pillars in the seating area blocking the line of sight, Varsity Arena sat close to 4,800 in double wooden chairs at the time of its construction. It was designed by Professor [[Thomas Loudon|T. R. Loudon]] along with architects Messers. [[Pearson and Darling]] and had an interior volume of {{convert|151595|m3}}. Originally the floor under the ice surface consisted of iron pipes covered in sand. | One of the first [[list of indoor arenas|indoor arenas]] to be built without pillars in the seating area blocking the line of sight, Varsity Arena sat close to 4,800 in double wooden chairs at the time of its construction. It was designed by Professor [[Thomas Loudon|T. R. Loudon]] along with architects Messers. [[Pearson and Darling]] and had an interior volume of {{convert|151595|m3}}. Originally the floor under the ice surface consisted of iron pipes covered in sand. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://hockey.ballparks.com/WHA/TorontoToros/index.htm Varsity Arena history from http://hockey.ballparks.com] | {{ccat-inline}} | ||
* {{oweb}} | |||
* [http://hockey.ballparks.com/WHA/TorontoToros/index.htm Varsity Arena history from http://hockey.ballparks.com] | |||
{{University of Toronto}} | {{University of Toronto}} | ||
Latest revision as of 22:37, 10 June 2025
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Varsity Arena[1] is an indoor arena located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the "Varsity Centre & Arena", a sports complex at the University of Toronto's St. George Campus, and opened on December 17, 1926. The arena is primarily home to the Toronto Varsity Blues men's and women's ice hockey teams.
Varsity Arena also hosted the Toronto Toros of the WHA from 1973 to 1974 and the Toronto Planets of the RHI in 1993. It is located beside Varsity Stadium.
Overview
One of the first indoor arenas to be built without pillars in the seating area blocking the line of sight, Varsity Arena sat close to 4,800 in double wooden chairs at the time of its construction. It was designed by Professor T. R. Loudon along with architects Messers. Pearson and Darling and had an interior volume of Template:Convert. Originally the floor under the ice surface consisted of iron pipes covered in sand.
The seating capacity was reduced to 4,116 by renovations in 1985–86, which expanded the ice sheet to professional standards and eliminated fire code violations that had been found in 1977. The current gross floor area is Template:Convert.[1]
It is also the home of the University of Toronto Intramural hockey league, which comprises (as of the Winter term of 2006) of 46 men's and eight women's teams of varying skill levels (from recreational to near-varsity calibre) competing in six men's and two women's divisions.
Prior to 2009, the university also used the arena to host examinations.
The first goal in the arena was scored by future NHL player Dave Trottier of the Varsity Grads in a two-period exhibition game against the Varsity Blues on opening night.[2]
References
External links
Template:University of Toronto Template:Sport venues in Toronto
- ↑ a b retrieved from http://rrs.osm.utoronto.ca 2007-10-22
- ↑ "Skating and hockey open U. of T. arena," The Globe and Mail, December 18, 1926, p. 10.