Air Canada Centre
| The ACC The Hangar |
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| Address | 40 Bay Street |
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| Location | Toronto, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 43°38′36″N 79°22′45″W / 43.64333°N 79.37917°WCoordinates: 43°38′36″N 79°22′45″W / 43.64333°N 79.37917°W |
| Public transit |
Union Station Union (TTC) GO Bus Terminal |
| Parking | 13,000 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 |
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| Broke ground | March 12, 1997 |
| Opened | February 19, 1999 |
| Construction cost |
C$ 265 million ($362 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | Brisbin Brook Beynon Architects (Architect of Record) HOK Sport (Consulting Architects) |
| Project manager | Clarendon Projects Ltd. |
| Structural engineer | Yolles Partnership Inc. |
| Services engineer | The Mitchell Partnership, Inc. |
| General contractor | PCL Constructors Western, Inc. |
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Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) (1999–present) Toronto Raptors (NBA) (1999–present) Toronto Rock (NLL) (2001–present) Toronto Phantoms (AFL) (2001–2002) Toronto Marlies (AHL) (2005–present) (occasional home games) Raptors 905 (NBA D-League) (2015–present) (occasional home games) |
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The Air Canada Centre (ACC) is a multi-purpose indoor sporting arena located on Bay Street in the South Core district of Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL), the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). In addition, the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League play occasional games at the arena, and the Raptors 905 of the NBA Development League plan to play occasional games at the venue as well. The area was previously home to the Toronto Phantoms of the Arena Football League (AFL) during their brief existence. The arena is popularly known as the ACC or the Hangar (the latter nickname came from its sponsorship by Air Canada).
The arena is owned and operated by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. (MLSE), the same group that owns both the Leafs and Raptors, as well as their respective development teams, and is 665,000 square feet (61,800 square metres) in size. In 2008, the ACC was the fifth busiest arena in the world and the busiest in Canada. The Air Canada Centre is connected to Union Station and the underground pedestrian PATH system, providing access to public transportation (TTC's Union subway station and GO Transit). There are also 13,000 parking spaces.
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