MasterCard Centre for Hockey Excellence
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| Full name | MasterCard Centre for Hockey Excellence |
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| Location | 400 Kipling Avenue Toronto, Ontario, Canada M8V 3L1 |
| Coordinates | 43°36′13″N 79°31′12″W / 43.603485°N 79.52011°W |
| Owner | City of Toronto |
| Capacity | Rink 1 - 1,000 Rink 2,3,4 - 200 |
| Field size | (1) 200' x 100' and (3) 200' x 85' |
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| Opened | September 8, 2009 |
| Construction cost | $44 million |
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Toronto Maple Leafs (practice facility) Toronto Marlies (practice facility) Toronto Furies (CWHL) Hockey Hall of Fame Hockey Canada NHL Alumni Association Etobicoke Dolphins Journey to Excel 101 Sports Group Zuperior Sports Store Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame |
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The MasterCard Centre for Hockey Excellence or commonly the MasterCard Centre is a hockey facility located in the Etobicoke district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It has four ice pads and is the official practice facility of the Toronto Maple Leafs NHL hockey team, and their AHL affiliate the Toronto Marlies. The building also houses offices for Hockey Canada and the Hockey Hall of Fame and is home to the Toronto Furies of the Canadian Women's Hockey League. The land is owned by the Toronto District School Board as 400 Kipling Avenue.
The MasterCard Centre was built as a joint venture between the Toronto Maple Leafs, the City of Toronto and the Lakeshore Lions Club at a cost of $44 million, after cost overruns drove up the cost from $33.65 million, to replace the nearby Lakeshore Lions Arena. The Lions Club contributed $40 million to the project, with the city providing a $35.5 million loan guarantee. The Toronto District School Board leased the land for the arena to the Lakeshore Lions for a 50-year term.Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) spent a further $5 million on training and medical facilities to make the building the practice rink of their two hockey teams, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Marlies. The Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey School is also held at the arena. MLSE pays $600,000 annually to rent the building.MasterCard purchased the naming rights to the facility for $525,000 a year.
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