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By 1963, the outdoor playground became known as McCormick Park. A new McCormick Recreation Centre was opened in 1964 at 66 Sheridan Avenue, located immediately east of the original building which itself became the site for the McCormick Playground Arena in 1972, an indoor skating arena at 179 Brock
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The former Royal Alexandra Rink became the Brock Avenue Rink, reopened in December 1909 at 189 Brock Avenue. The ice rink featured amateur hockey games, skating carnivals and speed skating races. When the CHA
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Frederick "Fred" James Robson, Canadian skating champion in the 220-yard (200 m) straightaways in 1900 and 1901 who later won speed skating world records in 1904 and 1911.
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Lot Roe, Ontario skating champion in the two-mile (3.2 km) and five-mile (8 km) races at the rink in 1902 who later won a speed skating world record in 1910.
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to the Toronto Playgrounds Association in 1910. The McCormick Recreation Centre opened at the north end of the property in 1912 at 163 Brock Avenue.
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The north end of the Grand National Rink became the Royal Alexandra Rink, reopened as an outdoor hockey rink in January 1908 at 189 Brock Avenue. Its
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and its agreement with the Birmingham brothers came to an end. The last known skating event at the Brock Avenue Rink was held in March 1910 and the
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Lewis "Lou" Leslie Walker, Toronto men's skating champion in 1900 in the mile-long (1.6 km) mixed pairs with Hern who later married her in 1902.
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in 1902. The last scheduled hockey game at the Royal Alexandra Rink was held in March 1908. By April, the rink and its adjoining
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William Charles Lawrence "Larry" Piper, Canadian skating champion in 1901 in the 220-yard (200 m) hurdles who later became a
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Alice Louisa "Louie" Hern, Toronto women's skating champion in 1900 in the mile-long (1.6 km) mixed pairs who
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was scheduled for the following year on the grounds of the baseball field. The ECHA, which then became the
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to hold the Ontario racing championships during the first week of February. Event organizers expected the
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and Green anticipated large attendance numbers. However, its location was too distant from the
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was Thomas Bert Andrew, a hockey player with the Bank of Toronto Hockey Club in 1904 whose
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for a hockey rink by the end of 1909. The cost to build the temporary structure with a
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holder in 1895 who competed in the mile-long (1.6 km) race at the rink in 1901.  
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Andrew Wheeler Green owned the Grand National Rink at 153 Brock Avenue, south of
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until the end of 1907, which was then followed by two brief reopenings.  
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a proposal to the ECHA on November 24 about their plan to erect a large
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A Great Game: The Forgotten Leafs and the Rise of Professional Hockey
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who skated at the Grand National Rink include the following:
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over the site of the former Grand National Rink and install
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in downtown Toronto became the first home arena of the
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Former outdoor skating rink in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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to draw a big crowd and the gathering became a local
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and, subsequently, the Toronto Maple Leafs.  
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(January 1907). 638: 636: 337:Herbert Frederick Birmingham, organized a 18: 1592:"Came From Chicago to Give Playgrounds". 1119:Spalding's Official Ice Hockey Guide 1906 1080:"A Twenty-One Game Schedule for C.A.L.". 993:Spalding's Official Ice Hockey Guide 1907 452:became the McCormick Playground in 1911, 1528:. City of Toronto. July 2015. p. 4 568: 295:, William Herbert Andrew, attended the 1431: 1278: 603:"Comment on Current Sporting Topics". 233:Amateur Skating Association of Canada 7: 1935:"Toronto Skaters Came Home To-Day". 1778:"Champion Team of Toronto Skaters". 1707:Greater Toronto City Directory, 1965 1653:Greater Toronto City Directory, 1963 846:"Champion Robson Was Beaten Twice". 267:of the Grand National Rink in 1902. 2063:"Robson Skated in Excellent Form". 1971:"Toronto Skaters Have No Excuses". 1731:from the original on 26 August 2019 1015:"Big Surprise in the Bank League". 1205:"Toronto Out of the Pro. 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Construction of a permanent 1: 2130:1909 establishments in Canada 2120:1908 establishments in Canada 2110:1896 establishments in Canada 2082:. 30 January 1910. p. 1. 2067:. 8 February 1902. p. 9. 2052:. 1 February 1911. p. 9. 2037:. 6 February 1904. p. 7. 2031:"World's Record at Skating". 2005:. 5 February 1900. p. 6. 1975:. 3 February 1902. p. 8. 1921:. 5 February 1900. p. 6. 1906:. 6 February 1897. p. 2. 1855:. 4 February 1895. p. 6. 1840:. 4 February 1895. p. 4. 1800:. 7 February 1901. p. 8. 1679:. 30 October 1964. p. 5. 1547:"For Children's Playground". 1451:. 8 December 1910. p. 7. 1421:. 17 January 1910. p. 8. 1367:. 24 January 1910. p. 5. 1352:. 10 January 1910. p. 5. 1333:"Boys' Union Hockey League". 940:. 8 January 1908. p. 10. 883:. 6 February 1902. p. 8. 868:. 13 January 1902. p. 3. 835:. 20 January 1899. p. 4. 820:. 30 January 1901. p. 2. 487:List of notable speed skaters 68:43.646434833°N 79.434280722°W 1917:"The Championship Meeting". 1626:Toronto City Directory, 1914 1577:"The M'Cormick Playground". 1551:. 15 August 1910. p. 7. 1447:"Want $ 34,000 for Ground". 1308:Toronto City Directory, 1911 1084:. 28 March 1908. p. 20. 1030:"Torontos Again Champions". 953:Toronto City Directory, 1910 936:"Hockey on Open-Air Rinks". 911:Toronto City Directory, 1907 879:"To-Night's Championships". 850:. 2 January 1901. p. 8. 675:Toronto City Directory, 1898 503:her skating partner in 1902. 2048:"Two New Skating Records". 2016:"Champion Robson Returns". 1953:"The Speed Championships". 1851:"New Records at Montreal". 1462:"May Buy Brock Ave. Site". 1385:. 5 March 1910. p. 25. 1144:Simon & Schuster Canada 1099:. 16 March 1908. p. 9. 1069:. 6 March 1908. p. 11. 831:"Fast Skaters, Hot Races". 719:. 30 March 1897. p. 2. 409:National Hockey Association 393:Canadian Hockey Association 239:to attract a wide array of 73:43.646434833; -79.434280722 2151: 1581:. 4 March 1911. p. 9. 1511:. 27 May 1941. p. 10. 1477:"New Playgrounds Opened". 1399:"New Pro. 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Index

Coordinates
43°38′47.1654″N 79°26′3.4106″W / 43.646434833°N 79.434280722°W / 43.646434833; -79.434280722
skating rink
Brockton Village
Toronto
Ontario
city
McCormick Park
Little Portugal
merchant
Dundas Street
bandstand
fountain
evergreen
basketball court
race track
sprinting
distance running
athletic field
jumping
vaulting
summertime
roller skating rink
hockey rink
winter
Skating carnivals
speed skating
crowds
spectators
Amateur Skating Association of Canada

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