Construction workers might have uncovered a piece of hockey history at The Maple Leaf Gardens early last week. While removing the original date stone at the Gardens, workers found a time capsule buried during the building’s construction in 1931.
The capsule’s contents have yet to be confirmed, but some workers said that inside were a newspaper and a rule book from 1931.
Loblaws, the new owner of the building, took custody of the capsule and still has not released information on its contents.
“We have found articles during construction, but they are currently being assessed and validated. We will be in touch once we have more information,” said a company spokesperson to the CBC.
Maple Leaf Gardens, where the Toronto Maple Leafs played hockey for over 60 years before moving to the Air Canada Centre in 1999, is now being renovated to accommodate a Loblaws franchise and the new athletic centre for Ryerson University.
With files from the CBC.
