Ricoh Coliseum
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Toronto Marlies ( AHL, since 2005) Toronto Roadrunners ( AHL, 2003-2004 )
The Ricoh Coliseum is an entertainment venue and sports arena at Exhibition Place in the Canadian city of Toronto, province of Ontario. The construction was completed in 1921 and opened on 16 December for the audience. It was the common construction the fair and carnival events Canadian National Exhibition and Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. Since 1922, the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair events take place in the Ricoh Coliseum. Previously, Hall was named CNE Coliseum. 2007 was far from the Coliseum, the BMO Field; the largest pure football stadium in Canada.
History
Initially called the Hall Civic Arena. On April 4, 1922 in front of 11,900 spectators punched Johnny Dundee vs. Jimmy Goodrich in the arena. This was a new record for an indoor sports event in Toronto. This changed as the Maple Leaf Gardens was opened in 1931. During the Second World War from 1942 to 1945 the building was used as a training base of the Canadian Army and was known as Manning Depot. After the war mainly took place in the equestrian competitions of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, the Canadian National Exhibition and other events at the Coliseum. It has meanwhile served as a horse stable. In the 1960s, the southern facade was renovated and dressed in black and white. In 1997, the National Trade Centre Exhibition Complex built. This construction project also included a new building in the south and southeast of the Coliseum. In addition, the cladding was removed again.
In 2003 the hall was extensively renovated in respect of the American Hockey League team the Toronto Roadrunners. It was, inter alia, for a larger audience capacity increases the roof. The renovation costs totaled $ 38 million C. The Japanese office communications company Ricoh took over the naming rights to the arena. The Roadrunners were a farm team of the Edmonton Oilers. On 1 November 2003, the first hockey game took place. The Toronto Roadrunners parted drawn from the Rochester Americans 1-1. But the Roadrunners played only one season in Toronto. After low viewer interest and a legal dispute, the team was relocated to Edmonton as Edmonton Road Runners.
2005 then moved the farm team of the Toronto Maple Leafs, St. John 's Maple Leafs ( AHL ), in the Ricoh Coliseum, and was renamed the Toronto Marlies. The first game of Marlies was on 12 October 2005 against the Syracuse Crunch held before 8,056 spectators. The hosts won 5-2 against the team from Syracuse. Since the renovation of the hall is the venue for professional hockey, moreover, concerts, figure skating shows, the Royal Canadian Horse Show during the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and other events of the Canadian National Exhibition. On 29 January 2007, the AHL All- Star Classic made in Ricoh Coliseum Station.