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Air Canada Centre
The ACC, The Hangar
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Location 1909 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2X2
Coordinates 43°38′36″N 79°22′45″W / 43.64333°N 79.37917°W / 43.64333; -79.37917
Parking 13000 spaces
Owner Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Operator Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Capacity Basketball: 19,800, at least 20,511 with standing room
Hockey: 18,819, at least 20,270 with standing room
Lacrosse: 18,819
Concerts: 19,800
Theatre: 5,200
Field size 665,000 square feet (61,800 m2)
Construction
Broke ground March 12, 1997
Opened February 19, 1999
Construction cost C$265 million
Architect Brisbin Brook Beynon Architects (Architect of Record)
HOK Sport
(Consulting Architects)
Project manager Clarendon Projects Ltd.
Structural engineer Yolles Partnership Inc.
Services engineer The Mitchell Partnership, Inc.
General contractor PCL Constructors Western, Inc.
Tenants
Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) (1999–present)
Toronto Raptors (NBA) (1999–present)
Toronto Rock (NLL) (2001–present)
Toronto Phantoms (AFL) (2001–2002)

The Air Canada Centre is a sports arena in Toronto, Ontario. The arena opened in 1999, and is the current home to the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL), the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The arena is sponsored by Air Canada and is nicknamed the ACC and the Hangar. It holds 19,800 seats for basketball and 18,819 for hockey. It is owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd.. The arena has also been the host of many concerts and WWE events over the years.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Scotiabank Arena para niños

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