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Scotiabank Arena

Toronto, ON, CAN

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Scotiabank Arena, formerly known as Air Canada Centre (ACC), is a multi-purpose arena located on Bay Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). In addition, the minor league Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League play occasional games at the arena. The arena was previously home to the Toronto Phantoms of the Arena Football League (AFL) and the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League. Scotiabank Arena also hosts other events, such as concerts, political conventions and video game competitions.

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History & Stats

Opened

February 19, 1999

Former names

Toronto Postal Delivery Building, Air Canada Centre (1999–2018)

Capacity

Basketball: 19,800 (20,511 with standing room) , Concerts: 19,800 , Ice hockey: 18,819 (20,270 with standing room) , Theatre: 5,200

Owner

Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment

Operator

Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment

Architect

Brisbin Brook Beynon Architects (Architect of Record), HOK Sport, (Consulting Architects)

Construction cost

, ($ in dollars), Renovations:, 2003: $5 million , ($ in dollars), 2015: $10 million, ($ in dollars), 2023: $350 million

Broke ground

1938 (original building), March 12, 1997 (reconstruction)

Tenants

Canada Post (1946–1994)<hr>Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) (1999–present), Toronto Raptors (NBA) (1999–present), Toronto Rock (NLL) (2001–2020), Toronto Phantoms (AFL) (2001–2002), Toronto Marlies (AHL) (2010–present, occasional home games), Raptors 905 (NBA G League) (2015–present, selected matches)

Home of the Maple Leafs

The Leafs have played at Scotiabank Arena (formerly Air Canada Centre) since 1999, continuing a franchise history dating to 1917. The crowd is famously loud despite the Leafs' championship drought stretching back to 1967.