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Sault Memorial Gardens
Location269 Queen Street East
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
OwnerCity of Sault Ste. Marie
Capacity3,990
Field size200 x 85 ft.
Construction
Broke groundSeptember 18, 1946
OpenedFebruary 20, 1949
Demolished2006
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, for 57 years from 1949 to 2006. It was located in the heart of the downtown district at 169 Queen Street. The Gardens was one of the first Northern Ontario arenas to have artificial ice, and seated 3,990 spectators.

Photo gallery

  • Front entrance. Front entrance.
  • Memorial Tower. Memorial Tower.
  • Memorial Tower interior, north wall. Memorial Tower interior, north wall.
  • Memorial Tower interior, south wall. Memorial Tower interior, south wall.
  • South entrance. South entrance.
  • Exterior from the southwest. Exterior from the southwest.
  • Championships at south entrance. Championships at south entrance.
  • South end stairs. South end stairs.
  • Interior from the northwest. Interior from the northwest.
  • Interior from the north. Interior from the north.
  • Interior from the northeast. Interior from the northeast.
  • Interior from the southwest. Interior from the southwest.
  • South end of gardens. South end of gardens.
  • Memorial fresco, with angels and lighted glass windows. Memorial fresco, with angels and lighted glass windows.
  • Model ship in trophy case. Model ship in trophy case.
  • Retired numbers in the rafters. Retired numbers in the rafters.
  • West side press boxes. West side press boxes.
  • West side seating. West side seating.
  • West side hallway with "dip" in floor. West side hallway with "dip" in floor.
  • East side seating. East side seating.
  • Centre ice logo. Centre ice logo.
  • Greyhounds bench and penalty boxes. Greyhounds bench and penalty boxes.
  • Greyhounds wall of honour. Greyhounds wall of honour.
  • Wayne Gretzky's name on the wall. Wayne Gretzky's name on the wall.
  • Craig Hartsburg's name plate. Craig Hartsburg's name plate.
  • Joe Thornton's name on the wall. Joe Thornton's name on the wall.
  • Greyhounds players' lounge / exercise room. Greyhounds players' lounge / exercise room.
  • Team motto on wall of lounge. Team motto on wall of lounge.
  • Visitor's dressing room. 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

  1. "Soo Greyhounds, city pay for $1M in upgrades to Sault's Memorial Gardens". 20 October 2020.

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