Scotiabank Arena

Scotiabank Arena, formerly known as Air Canada Centre, is a sports arena in Toronto, Ontario. The arena opened in February 1999 as Air Canada Centre (ACC), and is the current home to the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL), the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the former home of the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League (NLL).^[4] It holds 19,800 seats for basketball and 18,819 for hockey. The arena has also been the host of many concerts and WWE events over the years.

Scotiabank Arena

The Vault, The Bay Street Cashbox
Former names	Air Canada Centre (1999–2018)
Location	1909[1] Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2X2
Coordinates	43°38′36″N 79°22′45″W
Parking	13000 spaces
Owner	Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Operator	Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Capacity	Basketball: 19,800, at least 20,511 with standing room Hockey: 18,819, at least 20,270 with standing room Lacrosse: 18,819 Concerts: 19,800 Theatre: 5,200
Field size	665,000 square feet (61,800 m2)
Construction
Started	March 12, 1997
Opened	February 19, 1999
Construction cost	C$265 million[2]
Architect	Brisbin Brook Beynon Architects (Architect of Record) HOK Sport (Consulting Architects)[3]
Project manager	Clarendon Projects Ltd.
Structural engineer	Yolles Partnership Inc.
Services engineer	The Mitchell Partnership, Inc.
General contractor	PCL Constructors Western, Inc.
Tenants
Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) (1999–present) Toronto Raptors (NBA) (1999–present) Toronto Rock (NLL) (2001–2021) Toronto Phantoms (AFL) (2001–2002)

When the arena was sponsored by Air Canada, it was nicknamed the ACC and the Hangar. The new nickname of "The Vault" was in use shortly after the new sponsorship was announced.^[5][6]

In August 2017, as the arena's sponsorship contract with Air Canada was nearing its end, MLSE announced that it had made a new deal with Scotiabank that took effect and Air Canada Centre was renamed as Scotiabank Arena on July 1, 2018. The current deal runs for 20 years and is worth C$800 million.^[7][8]

References

1. "How to Get to Us". The Air Canada Centre. Archived from the original on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
2. "Company Facts". The Air Canada Centre. Archived from the original on 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
3. "Clubhouse Confidential When a bunch of alpha males get together daily in a confined space, lots of things--good and bad--can happen". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2014-10-15.^{[permanent dead link]}
4. mhancock (2021-05-11). "Rock Relocate Home Games To Hamilton". Toronto Rock. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
5. "20 most popular sports locations on Instagram". SBNation.com. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
6. "Don't call it 'The Vault': The business behind Toronto's Scotiabank Arena". BNN. Bell Media. August 30, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
7. "Home of the Maple Leafs and Raptors to Become Scotiabank Arena Next Summer" (Press release). Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. August 29, 2017. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
8. Westhead, Rick (August 29, 2017). "MLSE agrees to record arena rights deal with Scotiabank". TSN. Retrieved May 10, 2018.

Other websites

• Official website

Events and Tenants
Preceded by SkyDome	Home of the Toronto Raptors 1999 – present	Succeeded by current
Preceded by Maple Leaf Gardens	Home of the Toronto Maple Leafs 1999 – present	Succeeded by current
Preceded by Maple Leaf Gardens	Home of the Toronto Rock 2000 – 2021	Succeeded by FirstOntario Centre
Preceded by Hartford Civic Center	Home of the Toronto Phantoms 2001 – 2002	Succeeded by last arena
Preceded by St. Pete Times Forum	Host of the NHL All-Star Game 2000	Succeeded by Pepsi Center
Preceded by Madison Square Garden	Host of the NBA All-Star Game 2016	Succeeded by TBD
Preceded by Ford Center	Host of Unforgiven 2006	Succeeded by FedExForum