Mutual Street Arena was the home ice for several hockey clubs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

History

The building was constructed for a reported cost of $500,000 and opened in 1912. At the time, it was billed as the largest indoor arena in Canada. It was called Arena Gardens until 1932, the year after the Toronto Maple Leafs left for their new home, Maple Leaf Gardens.

The rink was owned by the Toronto Arena Company, organized September 19, 1911 with Sir Henry Pellatt as president, Lawrence "Lol" Solman as managing director, and directors Aemilius Jarvis, Joseph Kilgour, T.W. Horn, R.A. Smith, and Col. Carlson. There were two other directors from Montreal, who may have been affiliated with the Montreal Arena Company. Arena Gardens expected to host two new teams in the National Hockey Association, Charlie Querrie's Tecumseh Hockey Club, the Toronto Tecumsehs and Percy Quinn's Toronto Hockey Club the Toronto Arenas.

Before Maple Leaf Gardens was built, the Arena Gardens hosted the Memorial Cup finals nine times from 1919 to 1931. At the time it was the biggest arena with artificial ice between Montreal and Winnipeg, and thus would generate greater revenue.

The Stanley Cup finals were also played at the Arena Gardens four different times from 1914 to 1922. The Stanley Cup was won twice by the Toronto Blueshirts (March 11th, 1914 & March 14th, 1914) , and once each by the Toronto Arenas (1918) and Toronto St. Pats (1922).

It was used as a roller skating rink in the summers beginning in 1938. It later became a full time roller skating rink. The facility was known as "The Terrace," from 1962. It was sold in 1988 to become the site of a condominium complex. It closed its doors on April 30, 1989 and was demolished a few months later.

The Mutual Street Arena was home to:

• Toronto Tecumsehs, NHA (1912-13)
• Toronto Blueshirts, NHA (1912-17)
• Toronto Ontarios, NHA (1913-14)
• Toronto Shamrocks, NHA (1914-15)
• Toronto 228th Battalion, NHA (1916-17)
• Toronto Arenas, NHL (1917-19)
• Toronto St. Pats, NHL (1919-26)
• Toronto Maple Leafs, NHL (1926-31)
• Toronto Marlboros (1926-31)
• Toronto Falcons, IHL (1929-1930)

See also

• Maple Leaf Gardens
• Air Canada Centre
• Ricoh Coliseum
• Varsity Arena

External links

• Mutual Street Arena history source
• Mutual Street Arena history with pictures.

Indoor ice hockey venues in Canada | Sports venues in Toronto | Indoor arenas in Canada | Toronto Maple Leafs | Demolished buildings and structures | National Hockey League venues | Defunct indoor arenas