Fort William Gardens
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| Location | 901 Miles Street Thunder Bay, Ontario P7C 1J9 |
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| Owner | City of Thunder Bay |
| Capacity | 4,680 |
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| Opened | 6 March 1951 |
| Renovated | 1995 |
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Fort William Canadians (TBJHL) (1951-78) Fort William Figure Skating Club (Skate Canada) (1954-Present) Westfort Hurricanes (TBJHL) (1966-72) Thunder Bay Twins (USHL, OHA Sr. A, OHA Sr. A) (1971-91) Thunder Bay Vulcans (TBJHL) (1971-73) Thunder Bay Centennials (CAJHL) (1972-73) Thunder Bay Westfort Hurricanes (CAJHL, MWJHL) (1972-75) Thunder Bay Beavers (CAJHL) (1973-78) Thunder Bay Kings (TBJHL) (1980-84) Thunder Bay Flyers (USHL) (1984-2000) Thunder Bay Hornets (TBJHL, MJHL) (1982-86) Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks (CoHL) (1991-93) Thunder Bay Senators (CoHL) (1993-96) Thunder Bay Thunder Cats (CoHL, UHL) (1996-99) Lakehead Thunderwolves (CIS) (2001-Present) Thunder Bay Twins (HNwO) (2003-04) Thunder Bay Bombers (HNwO) (2004-06) Thunder Bay North Stars (SIJHL) (2005-Present) Thunder Bay Hawks (HNwO) (2007-08) Thunder Bay K&A Twins (HNwO) (2008-Present) |
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The Fort William Gardens is a multi-purpose arena, in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. It opened in 1951.
Previous tenants include the Thunder Bay Flyers, of the 'Junior A' United States Hockey League, the Thunder Bay Senators/Thunder Bay Thunder Cats, of the Colonial Hockey League (which became the United Hockey League) and the Thunder Bay Twins (senior men's hockey). Since 2001, the Gardens has been home to the Lakehead Thunderwolves men's university hockey program and has also played host to a Superior International Junior Hockey League team. The Thunder Bay Bulldogs called the Gardens home, from 2001 to 2005, then were replaced by the Fort William North Stars.
The Gardens has a long history of hockey, however, the isolation of Thunder Bay and travel costs have prevented the Gardens from retaining most teams. It once hosted an NHL pre-season game in 1993 between the Ottawa Senators and Washington Capitals, and two pre-season AHL games in 2002 with St. John's Maple Leafs vs. Manitoba Moose, and 2 in 2003 with Manitoba Moose vs. Toronto Roadrunners.
The Gardens has hosted the 1975 Allan Cup, the 1988 Allan Cup, and 1991 Allan Cup, representing the Grand Championship of Canadian Senior hockey.
The Gardens played host to the 1967 Memorial Cup series in which the Toronto Marlboros defeated the Port Arthur Marrs for the national junior hockey championship.
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