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Will State-of-the-Art Practice Facility Lead Leafs to the Playoffs?
by Patrick Hoffman on 09/09/09 at 10:49 AM ET
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From TSN.ca:
Brian Burke calls his team’s new practice rink “a Cadillac.”
The Toronto Maple Leafs general manager is not easily impressed but he likes what he sees at the state-of-the-art MasterCard Centre for Hockey Excellence.
Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment unveiled the 24,150 square-metre facility Tuesday, which will serve as the practice centre for both the Maple Leafs and the AHL’s Marlies. The facility features four NHL-sized rinks, one of which can be expanded to Olympic size.
Burke marvelled at the structure, the first community ice rink to be built in the Toronto in more than a quarter-century.
“This is a huge day for hockey in this area,” said Burke. “The immediate fix for our hockey club is that it gives us the best practice facilities in the NHL, and in the American Hockey League.”
Click here for more. Let’s see if this transitions to better play from the Leafs during the 2009-2010 season.
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