Sault Memorial Gardens

Sault Memorial Gardens

Location	269 Queen Street East Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Owner	City of Sault Ste. Marie
Capacity	3,990
Field size	200 x 85 ft.
Construction
Broke ground	September 18, 1946
Opened	February 20, 1949
Demolished	2006
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, ^[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

1. "Soo Greyhounds, city pay for $1M in upgrades to Sault's Memorial Gardens". 20 October 2020. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022.

External links

• Memorial Gardens history
• OHL Arena Guide profile

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