Session 1 Live and On-line June 20th, 7:30 PM EST (Lots 1-43)

Lot #29A:

The Arena Gardens of Toronto, Limited Stock Certificate

This Stock Certificate for 7 shares in The Arena Gardens of Toronto is very rare. Mutual Street Arena, initially called Arena Gardens was the premier site for hockey from 1912 to 1931, being home to teams from the NHA, NHL, OHA & IHL. It was constructed for a reported cost of CA$500,000 (equivalent to $12,407,987 in 2023) and opened in 1912.[3] It was built on the site of the Mutual Street Rink, used primarily for curling and ice skating between Dundas Street East and Shuter Street. At the time, it was billed as the largest indoor arena in Canada and held about 7,500 for hockey. The rink was owned by the Toronto Arena Company, organized September 19, 1911. It was the first home of the Toronto Maple Leafs, who played there under various names for their first 13½ seasons. It was constructed for a cost of CA$500,000 At the time, it was billed as the largest indoor arena in Canada and held about 7,500 for hockey. It was owned by the Toronto Arena Company. The first official game was on December 25, 1912, between the Canadiens and the Torontos. Upon the suspension of the NHA in 1917, the pro franchise of the new NHL for Toronto was operated by the Toronto Arena itself until sold to become the Toronto St. Patricks. The St. Pats became the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1927 and played at Arena Gardens until Maple Leaf Gardens opened in 1931. On February 8, 1923, the first radio broadcast of a hockey game was made from the Arena by the Toronto Daily Star's CFCA radio station called by Norman Albert. Later that season, Foster Hewitt made his first radio broadcasts from the Arena. A game on Feb. 14, 1923, between the St. Pats and Ottawa Senators was the first NHL game broadcast on radio. The Stanley Cup Finals was played at Arena Gardens 4 times. Arena Gardens also hosted the Memorial Cup finals 9 times and an Allan Cup final series. A 1931 game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Maple Leafs was filmed by the National Film Board of Canada – another first.