▁Le af s ▁reported ly ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁the ▁Col ise um ▁to ▁be ▁upgrad ed ▁as ▁it ▁would ▁comp ete ▁with ▁their ▁newly ▁opened ▁Air ▁Canada ▁Centre . ▁ ▁Next , ▁the ▁group ▁began ▁purs uing ▁the ▁Bul ld ogs , ▁which ▁were ▁owned ▁by ▁their ▁N HL ▁affili ate ▁the ▁Ed mont on ▁O ilers . ▁ ▁The ▁Bul ld ogs ▁did ▁not ▁require ▁league ▁appro val ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Toronto ▁since ▁the ▁Col ise um ▁was ▁within ▁their ▁territory . ▁An ▁agreement ▁was ▁reached ▁with ▁the ▁O ilers ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁the ▁Bul ld ogs ▁to ▁Toronto , ▁and ▁to ▁rename ▁them ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Road run ners . ▁ ▁B ore alis ▁signed ▁a ▁ 4 9 - year ▁sub lease ▁to ▁the ▁building ▁with ▁the ▁Road run ners ▁for ▁$ 9 , 5 0 0 ▁per ▁game . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁Col ise um ▁made ▁its ▁debut ▁as ▁an ▁ice ▁hockey ▁ven ue , ▁as ▁the ▁Road run ners ▁tied ▁the ▁Ro chester ▁Americans ▁ 1 - 1 . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁Road run ners ' ▁le ase ▁was ▁terminated ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁following ▁their ▁first ▁season , ▁for ▁default ing ▁on ▁its ▁rent . ▁ ▁The ▁O ilers ▁chose ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁the ▁Road run ners ▁to ▁Ed mont on ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁season ▁due ▁to ▁poor ▁attend ance ▁and ▁in ▁anticip ation ▁of ▁the ▁imp ending ▁N HL ▁lock