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.
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Memorial Tower.
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Memorial Tower interior, north wall.
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Memorial Tower interior, south wall.
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South entrance.
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Exterior from the southwest.
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Championships at south entrance.
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South end stairs.
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Interior from the northwest.
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Interior from the north.
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Interior from the northeast.
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Interior from the southwest.
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South end of gardens.
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Memorial fresco, with angels and lighted glass windows.
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Model ship in trophy case.
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Retired numbers in the rafters.
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West side press boxes.
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West side seating.
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West side hallway with "dip" in floor.
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East side seating.
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Centre ice logo.
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Greyhounds bench and penalty boxes.
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Greyhounds wall of honour.
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Wayne Gretzky's name on the wall.
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Craig Hartsburg's name plate.
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Joe Thornton's name on the wall.
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Greyhounds players' lounge / exercise room.
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Team motto on wall of lounge.
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Visitor's dressing room.
Further reading
- Cuthbert, Chris, and Russel, Scott. The Rink: Stories From Hockey's Home Towns. ISBN 0-670-87550-3.
References
- ^ "Soo Greyhounds, city pay for $1M in upgrades to Sault's Memorial Gardens". 20 October 2020.
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