ice hockey team and a team University All Stars of combined Ryerson Rams, University of Toronto Varsity Blues and York Lions players in preparation for Canada's participation in the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The arena, under the name Ryerson Athletic Centre, was one of the venues for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games, hosting the basketball tournament of the 2015 Pan American Games, wheelchair basketball of the 2015 Parapan American Games and various events (Indoor rowing, powerlifting, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby) for the 2017 Invictus Games. On February 13, 2018, the arena hosted an open practice for the Maple Leafs. This marked the first official Leafs event in the building since the last Leafs game played there in 1999 nineteen years to the day. Since opening in 2012, Mattamy Athletic Centre has hosted the 2015 CIS Men's Basketball Championship, the 2017 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship and the 2019 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship. Recognition Maple Leaf Gardens was named a National Historic Site of Canada in 2007 because it was: The arena was also designated under the Ontario Heritage Act by the City of Toronto in 1991. Other teams A list of other teams using Maple Leaf Gardens as their home: Toronto Lions 1931–1939 Ontario Hockey Association Toronto Marlboros 1931–1989 Ontario Hockey Association/Ontario Hockey League Toronto Young Rangers 1937–1948 Ontario Hockey Association/Ontario Hockey League Toronto Huskies 1946–1947 Basketball Association of America New York Rangers 1950 Stanley Cup Finals National Hockey League Toronto Knob Hill Farms 1962–1963 Metro Junior A League Buffalo Braves 1971–1975 National Basketball Association (16 home games) Ottawa Nationals 1972–1973 playoffs World Hockey Association Toronto Toros 1974–1976 World Hockey Association Toronto Tomahawks 1974 National Lacrosse League Toronto Blizzard 1980–1982 North American Soccer League Toronto Raptors 1997–1999 National Basketball Association (6 home games) Toronto Shooting Stars 1996–1997 National Professional Soccer League Toronto St. Michael's Majors 1997–2000 Ontario Hockey League Toronto Rock 1999–2000 National Lacrosse League Toronto Predators 2013–2017 Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League TMU Bold See also Cincinnati Gardens (modelled significantly on Maple Leaf Gardens) Coca-Cola Coliseum Harringay Arena (modelled significantly on Maple Leaf Gardens) List of indoor arenas in Canada Talbot Gardens (renovated on a design based on Maple Leaf Gardens during the 1990s) Varsity Arena References Sources External links Mattamy Athletic Centre official website Parks Canada Directory of Federal Heritage Designations 1931 establishments in Ontario Art Deco architecture