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Maple Leaf Gardens Sneak Peek

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For the first time in more than a decade, there's an ice rink at Toronto's storied Maple Leaf Gardens. Though the ice has not yet been installed, the new addition to Ryerson University's Athletic Centre at the Gardens is open for a preview today. Named the Peter Gilgan Athletic Centre at the Gardens after a donor, the rink is on the third floor of the renovated arena, with the athletic facility's gym on the second and a big Loblaw's store below.
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A sign on the building’s third floor points the way to what will become the Ryerson University Athletic Centre’s home ice when construction finishes in Spring 2012.
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Construction workers continue to perfect a set of stairs along the arena’s seating area. The new rink will seat as many as 2,600 people during Ryerson Rams hockey games.
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The beginning of what will become one of the ice rink's sharp corners. Ryerson officials said the rink will feature sharp corners similar to those found in Maple Leafs Gardens, rather than more oval corners often seen nowadays.
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Construction continues on the interior of the Maple Leaf Gardens’ famous domed roof.
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The old Maple Leaf Gardens clock is gone. A new one will appear before the Peter Gilgan Athletic Centre at the Gardens officially opens.
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A photograph of Mattamy Home Ice arena from what will be some pretty good seats once construction is complete.
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CTV Toronto's Zuraidah Alman and Ken Dishman are decked out in the finest construction wear as they tour the Maple Leaf Gardens.
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An artist's rendering of the Peter Gilgan Athletic Centre's main concourse.
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An artist's rendering from the second level of the Peter Gilgan Athletic Centre.
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An artist's rendering of the Mattamy Home Ice arena on the third floor of the Peter Gilgan Athletic Centre.
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Ryerson University President Sheldon Levy speaks from ice level in the Peter Gilgan Athletic Centre.
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An artist's rendering of the building's façade once construction is complete at the Peter Gilgan Athletic Centre
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Ryerson University Athletes present Ryerson Rams jerseys to president Sheldon Levy, second from left, donor Peter Gilgan, second from right, and MP John Carmichael, right.
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Ryerson President Sheldon Levy, right, and donor Peter Gilgan, left, participate in an honorary faceoff to commemorate the naming of the Peter Gilgan Athletic Centre.
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Former Toronto Maple Leaf Tie Domi talks with media during an appearance at the Peter Gilgan Athletic Centre.
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The current facade on the exterior of the Maple Leafs Gardens building.
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