Maple Leaf Square
- Thread starter bax
- Start date
-
Work is still on-going to rebuild the site styling and features. Please report any issues you may experience so we can look into it. Click Here for Updates
tom leafers
Registered User
i went twice back in 2017 when we played washington and honestly it was fun, but i would never do it again.
the atmosphere is great and they have a few games for everyone, but if you get there at 6 and stay till around 10, your standing around for 4-5 hours in a group of people. Beer is still priced as if you were in the building, and in order to use a bathroom, you have to walk a few hundred feat away to the porta potty's, at which point youve lost your spot in the crowd.
Again i enjoyed when i went, but have no intention of ever going again
the atmosphere is great and they have a few games for everyone, but if you get there at 6 and stay till around 10, your standing around for 4-5 hours in a group of people. Beer is still priced as if you were in the building, and in order to use a bathroom, you have to walk a few hundred feat away to the porta potty's, at which point youve lost your spot in the crowd.
Again i enjoyed when i went, but have no intention of ever going again
That was pretty much my biggest concern especially with an 11 year old. Thanks man good to hear.
tom leafers
Registered User
no worries!
I went with my girlfriend whos 5'3 on a good day and she was standing on my feat to get a few extra inches of sight lol.
banks
Only got 3 of 16.
- Aug 29, 2019
- 4,026
- 6,014
I have a kid, 7yo boy, and I've gone to Maple Leaf Square for a game once (without him). Just my two cents: I would consider taking him for part of the game once he's around 10yo. But I don't think a pre-teen could handle an entire game there. The crowd is daunting, and can be hectic by the end of the game (win or lose). I'd suggest (or plan for myself) to listen to the end of the game on the radio on the drive home, or meet up with friends at a restaurant after the 1st period or something like that. Give the kid the memory of the event, but don't stay until he's overtired and begins to hate it.
Just my two cents. Every kid is different. And you're already smart for asking for suggestions.
Just my two cents. Every kid is different. And you're already smart for asking for suggestions.
Good advice thanks.
Post automatically merged:
I don’t know.
I was thinking about Wednesdays game. What time to even get there was also a concern. Definitely don’t want to stand there for hours before hand.
We have plans for wings and root beer locally for this one
tom leafers
Registered User
thats what we did. we watched the first period at the square, then finished the game at the loose moose. it was game three when bozak won it in overtime on the PP. Im sure the square was going crazy but the atmosphere in the moose was also great
The Masters
Registered User
- Jun 30, 2018
- 4,402
- 6,037
im going in
got a 2-4 on ice right now and gonna split that with my buddy before we go down to watch
no lineups anymore which is good
the only way to stand out there in this cold is if ur buzzed
got a 2-4 on ice right now and gonna split that with my buddy before we go down to watch
no lineups anymore which is good
the only way to stand out there in this cold is if ur buzzed
mapleleafs34
Registered User
- Apr 7, 2011
- 1,129
- 1,373
TheBeastCoast
Registered User
I feel like they killed the entire vibe of what it originally was a few years back when they limited capacity and just went full on corporate overload with it. Once the corporations realize they can monetize something it will never be the same.
Yes, and you had to reserve a free ticket via a link they sent out the other day (maybe yesterday). Not sure if they will have "tickets" at the gates.
Ah even better to know. Now I’m really glad I asked and we didn’t just hop on the go lol thanks wingman
keonsbitterness
Registered User
This is the link I was referring to:
|
|
ACC1224
Super Elite, Passing ALL Tests since 2002
- Aug 19, 2002
- 77,801
- 44,907
Nice, enjoy your time watching, it goes by too quickly with kids.Good advice thanks.
Post automatically merged:
I don’t know.
I was thinking about Wednesdays game. What time to even get there was also a concern. Definitely don’t want to stand there for hours before hand.
We have plans for wings and root beer locally for this one
Post automatically merged:
Interesting, makes sense though.
They have a stage kinda setup. Is there a concert?
Post automatically merged:
These are from my air bnb
They had a hype person + some VIP seating on the stage for Raps, assume its the same for this.
Le Cobra
Rent A Goalie
its free. you get a similar if not better atmosphere from the arena. you even get to be on TV if you have a eye catching sign. whats not to like?
Auston Powers
Registered User
It's a great atmosphere but I would not do it again. I don't know if they have laid it out better but the bathrooms were on the south side and the only way to get there was to get through the hundreds of people that were pressed up against each other in front of the big screen. Needless to say, no one moved for you at all and that was quite obnoxious. It took me 45 minutes to get through that crowd to take a leak and I was so angry after that so I left halfway through the game. I hit the Scotland Yard on the Esplanade to finish watching the game. Plenty of options if you want to check it out and leave.
When are the passes available to the public? I' trying to go for game three but can't figure out exactly when I will have to be ready to secure a pass
|
|
|
Didn’t want to create a brand new topic, but it’s absolutely insane how much this place (and Toronto in general) has changed since they opened the new arena. I almost forgot about everything south of the Gardiner was an industrial wasteland only the last decade.
June 2024
June 2004
Before the current wave of development pushed south of the rail corridor in Downtown Toronto, all four corners of the York and Bremner intersection sat undeveloped, providing unobstructed sightlines towards the city's famed Financial District to the north. Back on August 12, 2006, things were just on the cusp of changing though as multiple developments were in the works for the area that would come to be known as the "South Core".
August 2006
9 years later, and the area has been largely built out with new commercial and residential towers. Two office towers, the Southcore Financial Centre's 18 York and Telus House, now respectively anchor the northwest and northeast corners of the intersection, while still framing a portion of the Financial District skyline. Both buildings are connected to each other as well as Union Station via a new PATH route which includes a bridge running above York Street. Out of view in the image below, the mixed-use Maple Leaf Square development now occupies the southeast corner of the intersection, while the southwest corner has recently been used as a staging area for ÏCE Condos, and will eventually be the site of a new office tower.
November 2015
urbantoronto.ca
June 2024
June 2004
Before the current wave of development pushed south of the rail corridor in Downtown Toronto, all four corners of the York and Bremner intersection sat undeveloped, providing unobstructed sightlines towards the city's famed Financial District to the north. Back on August 12, 2006, things were just on the cusp of changing though as multiple developments were in the works for the area that would come to be known as the "South Core".
August 2006
9 years later, and the area has been largely built out with new commercial and residential towers. Two office towers, the Southcore Financial Centre's 18 York and Telus House, now respectively anchor the northwest and northeast corners of the intersection, while still framing a portion of the Financial District skyline. Both buildings are connected to each other as well as Union Station via a new PATH route which includes a bridge running above York Street. Out of view in the image below, the mixed-use Maple Leaf Square development now occupies the southeast corner of the intersection, while the southwest corner has recently been used as a staging area for ÏCE Condos, and will eventually be the site of a new office tower.
November 2015
Throwback Thursday: York and Bremner | UrbanToronto
Throwback Thursday compares the 2006 view of Toronto's Financial Core from the southwest corner of York and Bremner with 2015 that same view today.
Last edited:
fancy lad
Registered User
- Nov 22, 2021
- 730
- 1,035
Yup. That’s Toronto. And I’m not saying that in a bad way. It’s the biggest city in Toronto and naturally there is going to development.
I lived on queens quay in from 2008-2012 and during that time we would see condos coming up and slowly blocking up our view of the royal york.
i just wish the city knew how to handle the construction better.
I lived on queens quay in from 2008-2012 and during that time we would see condos coming up and slowly blocking up our view of the royal york.
i just wish the city knew how to handle the construction better.
