Canlan Ice Sports – York Explained

Address:989 Murray Ross Pkwy,
North York, Ontario
Location:Toronto, Ontario
Coordinates:43.7744°N -79.5136°W
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Opened:1996
Former Names:Beatrice Ice Gardens (1996–2007)
Capacity:1,200
Owner:Canlan Sports
Tenants:York Lions (OUA) 1996–present
Toronto Attack (GMHL) (2012–2017)
Toronto Predators (GMHL) (2017–2021)[1]
Toronto Six (PHF) 2020–2023
Publictransit: Pioneer Village station

Canlan Sports – York is an ice hockey arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is operated by Canlan Ice Sports Corporation. It is the main ice rink at York University's Keele Campus, as the home of the York Lions men's and women's varsity hockey teams.[2] It is also the home of the Toronto Six of the Premier Hockey Federation. The facility opened in 1996 as the Beatrice Ice Gardens, and has one Olympic-sized and five NHL-sized ice rinks.[3] The seating capacity for the largest rink is 1,200. The arena has also been used for National Hockey League training camps.

The current complex replaced the York University Ice Palace, built in 1968.[4] The building lacked seating for spectators, and has since been converted into the Sherman Health Science Research Centre.[5] [6] The arena was purchased by Canlan Ice Sports in August 2007. On 1 October 2020, the Toronto Six announced they had an agreement in place to play their inaugural season in the Premier Hockey Federation, known at the time as the National Women's Hockey League, at the facility, as well as having locker rooms built out specifically for the team.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Predators Relocate to Niagara-on-the-Lake . GMHL . 10 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Our Location - Canlan Sports York . canlansports.com . 8 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Beatrice Ice Gardens . Cpci.ca . 8 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Research & Innovation . Yorku.ca . 8 January 2018.
  5. Book: Horn, Michiel . York University: The Way Must Be Tried . 11 December 2008 . McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP . 9780773577244 . 8 January 2018. Google Books.
  6. Web site: Research & Innovation . Yorku.ca . 8 January 2018.
  7. Web site: Canlan Ice Sports - York to be Home of the Toronto Six . 1 October 2020 . toronto.nwhl.zone .