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, for 57 years from 1949 to 2006. It was located in the heart of the downtown district at 169 Queen Street. The Gardens was one of the first Northern Ontario arenas to have artificial ice, and seated 3,990 spectators.

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.

External links

• Memorial Gardens history
• OHL Arena Guide profile