Sault Memorial Gardens

Former indoor ice hockey arena in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

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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.

* Memorial Tower.

* Memorial Tower interior, north wall.

* Memorial Tower interior, south wall.

* South entrance.

* Exterior from the southwest.

* Championships at south entrance.

* South end stairs.

* Interior from the northwest.

* Interior from the north.

* Interior from the northeast.

* Interior from the southwest.

* South end of gardens.

* Memorial fresco, with angels and lighted glass windows.

* Model ship in trophy case.

* Retired numbers in the rafters.

* West side press boxes.

* West side seating.

* West side hallway with "dip" in floor.

* East side seating.

* Centre ice logo.

* Greyhounds bench and penalty boxes.

* Greyhounds wall of honour.

* Wayne Gretzky's name on the wall.

* Craig Hartsburg's name plate.

* Joe Thornton's name on the wall.

* Greyhounds players' lounge / exercise room.

* Team motto on wall of lounge.

* Visitor's dressing room.

## Further reading

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* Cuthbert, Chris, and Russel, Scott. The Rink: Stories From Hockey's Home Towns. ISBN 0-670-87550-3.

## References

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

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sault Memorial Gardens.

* Memorial Gardens history
* OHL Arena Guide profile

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Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

History|

* Mica Bay Incident
* Robinson Huron Treaty
* Shingwauk Indian Residential School
* Chicora incident
* 1903 Consolidated Lake Superior riot
* Angelina Napolitano case
* R v Sault Ste-Marie (City of)
* English-only resolution

Geography|

* Neighbourhoods
* Root River
* St. Marys River
* Whitefish Island

Government|

* Sault Ste. Marie (federal riding)
* Sault Ste. Marie (provincial riding)
* Sault Ste. Marie City Council
* List of mayors

Industry|

* Algoma Steel
* Northern Breweries
* St. Mary's Paper
* Sault Ste. Marie Solar Park
* Tenaris AlgomaTubes

Institutions|

* 49th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
* Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre
* Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association
* Engracia de Jesus Matias Archives and Special Collections
* Great Lakes Forestry Centre
* Ontario Forest Research Institute
* Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
* Sault Area Hospital
* Sault Symphony Orchestra
* Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Media|

* Algoma Ink
* CBON-FM
* CBSM-FM
* CFYM-AM
* CHAS-FM
* CHBX-TV
* CHIM-FM
* CJIC-AM
* CJIC-TV
* CJQM-FM
* CJTK-FM
* CKCY-AM
* Films
* Huron Broadcasting
* The Sault Star
* Sault This Week
* Village Media

Education|

| Post-secondary|

* Algoma University
* Sault College
* Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig

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School boards|

* Algoma District School Board
* Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario
* Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board
* Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario

Secondary schools|

* Bawating C&VS
* Korah C&VS
* École Notre-Dame-du-Sault
* St. Basil Secondary
* St. Mary's College
* Sault Collegiate Institute
* Sir James Dunn C&VS
* Superior Heights C&VS
* White Pines C&VS

Attractions|

* Agawa Canyon Tour Train
* Art Gallery of Algoma
* Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre
* Entomica Insectarium
* Ermatinger Clergue National Historic Site
* Gateway Casinos Sault Ste. Marie
* MS Norgoma
* Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site
* Sault Ste. Marie Museum
* Sault Ste. Marie Walk of Fame
* Shingwauk Hall National Historic Site
* Station Mall
* Voyageur Hiking Trail
* Waterfront Trail
* Whitefish Island National Historic Site
* Windsor Park Hotel

| Events|

* Algoma Fall Festival
* Bon Soo Winter Carnival
* International Bridge Walk
* Rotaryfest

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Sports|

* GFL Memorial Gardens
* Gouin Street Arena
* Hosted events
* Sault Memorial Gardens
* Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
* Sault Ste. Marie Marlboros
* Sault Thunderbirds
* Soo Curlers Association
* Soo Thunderbirds

Religion|

* Anglican Diocese of Algoma
* Precious Blood Cathedral
* Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie
* St. Luke's Cathedral
* Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada

Transportation|

* Algoma Central Railway
* MV Algorail
* Gros Cap Reefs Light
* Huron Central Railway
* Ontario Highway 17
* Ontario Highway 17B
* Ontario Secondary Highway 550
* Sault Canal Emergency Swing Dam
* HMCS Sault Ste. Marie
* Sault Ste. Marie Airport
* Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Company
* Sault Ste. Marie Canal
* Sault Ste. Marie Heliport
* Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge
* Sault Ste. Marie International Railroad Bridge
* Sault Ste. Marie/Partridge Point Water Aerodrome
* Sault Ste. Marie station
* Sault Ste. Marie Transit Services
* Sault Ste. Marie Water Aerodrome

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