From Page 13 Canada Centre (ACC). .. It opened Feb. 20, 1999 - ~-With a 3-2 Leafs? overtime win - against the archrival Montreal . » Canadiens. It seats 18,819 for - hockey and was privately built: . in 23 months for $265-million on the site of Toronto's Delivery Building: Architects cleverly incorporated the old art deco structure’s south and. ‘east Walls and attached ir to Union Station; the country’s biggest rail hub. All railroads + lead:to the ACC-— the TTC.) : subway, regional GO. Trains and national VIA Rail. : ‘ACCis a modern facility that retains some of the the harm of Maple Leaf Gardens, ‘The seats are, wider and more: ‘comfortable, but are arranged ° ilar gold, red, grey and Postal. “TWO Stanley ‘Cups are stored in. a former. Bank of - : Montreal that is now the Hockey Hall of Fame.” _ the Original Six Bar and ~ Grill and Lord Stanley’s Mug — a:Molson microbrewery. “For players at ACC, it could “be'a long, hard j journey‘ to the » Hockey Hall of Fame. For fans, . green fashion as those at MLG. ...it’s a short walk to the corner » Bist everywhere ‘and i images of Leaf - greats hang from the rafters’ - with Toronto's Stanley Cup. ° hampionship barisiers.” . Sony’ video screens above. entre ice are used effectively for in-house videos.-At an October game’against the Canadiens, Leafs’, ma: cries of humorous vignettes.” “chasing a'Hab back to whe : Demand was so ‘great for CC's hixiury boxes that archi- . ad ‘nowhere to go but: ow ‘below the grandstand: evel ‘are 40 lounges seat holders ‘£0 ‘between periods to puff ci cigars. ‘ sip cognac and “Only a select few gain the'posh. Directors’, Club. next ical photos are plastered -: _ of Young and Front streets. “The puck shrine moved in ., June 1993 frony the Canadian National Exhibition grounds, to, ‘the “corporate cathedral” known’ as BCE Place. : Hockey in Canada and © “around the world is celebrated through a comprehensive col- lection of artifacts, including jerseys, sticks, pucks and tro- » phies. ! - To coincide with Wayne ” Gretzky's induction to the Hall of Fame last November, there’ ‘Ss a temporary exhibit of all- ~ things Gretzky ~~ including .: ‘skates used when he was'a tod- ler i in. Brantford; Ont. (If. wre hungry, you might want “to visit Wayne Gretzky's 025 3. Restaurant near the SkyDome at 99 Blue Jays Way). You can walk through replica of the Canadiens’ Montreal Foruii‘dressing ~ room, ‘test, your. hockey sk the: McDonald’s impact zon impersonate your favourite , broa caster in the SN broad cast zone. (Nearly every sec- tion is sponsored.) The Hall of Fame itself, .a. the Bell Great Hall, is a “lovely, wood panelled room in a former Bank of Montreal » that contains the NHL’s col- lection of trophies — including ~ swo Stanley Cups. The Stanley Cup awarded each spring to the league’s playoff champion. ‘is at the centre of the room "where patrons are invited to;, pose for photos. The original _ cup donated by Lord Stanley, the former governor general, is securely displayed in a walk-in “vault. You can look at that « one; “but can’t touch. From Union Station it isa four-stop subway tide to Maple. ’ Leaf Gardens. The Leafs still. - ‘, practise there, but its prime...’ winter tenant is the Toronto _. St: Michael’s Majors. (In sum- mer, it’s home to the Toronto’ “: Rock indoor lacrosse team). - The major.junior Ontario Hockey League club, in its third season, is operated bya’ Toronto Catholic high s school’ ‘and plays most Of its games: there on Sunday afternoons.” MLG; built. by Leafs’, owner, : Conn Smythe, opened i in’ 1931 with a match between the Hawks. The Leafs moved to ACC alter one last loss to the Black Hawks last February. Leal? parent company Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment ~ still owns the heritage building, but doesn't want to operate it asa hockey rink for much longer. The Majors will play at-. ‘feast one more season there, so ° don't-hesitate to see the last of the NHL's Original:Six arenas.’ It may be remodelled for retail or residential uses, “Tr's still a grand place to watch a game, Leafs’ champi- onship and retired numbers banners are still hung with pride. The Leafs won cight Stanley Cups there, including’. - the 1967 classic against the Habs. That was the last time two Canadian. teams contested the Holy Grail of hockey. It was also the site on Feb. 7, 1976 of Darryl Sittler’s leg-, endary six-goal, four-assist game against the Boston © Bruins,.ft’s a wonder the 10-. point record withstood the’: high-scoring Wayne .° : Gee / Mario Lemieux eral: If you go: : Air Canada Centre guided tours are Monday | through . Sunday: adults $9, seniors/stu- dents $7, children. $6; Maple Leaf Gardens ‘tours were avail- “able last ‘summer. Tuesdays through Sundays? adults 87, : stniors/students/children $5... (call ahead for times'416- ee - 5500 or see www.toron- tomapleleafs.com for a com- - Plete event schedule.). ©The Hockey. Hall of Fame is open 10 a.m.'to 5 p.m . Monday to Friday; 9:30 a.m. ‘to 6 p.m, Saturday and 10:30 am. to 5 pan. Sunday. Hours “