Restaurants Close to Air Canada Centre
- Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL)
- Toronto Raptors Basketball Club of the National Basketball Association (NBA)
- Toronto Rock Lacrosse of the National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Seating Capacity:
Basketball 19, 800 seats
Hockey 18, 800 seats
Full house concerts 19, 800 seats
Theatre 5, 200 seats
Featuring:
- 1020 Club Seats
- 40 Platinum Lounges (unique to a North American venue)
- 65 Executive Suites
- 32 Theatre Suites
- 16 Loge Suites (2nd and 3rd level loges)
- Three Group Sales Areas, including a 200-seat gondola
Seats throughout the facility are 19" and 20" and fully upholstered.
Seat Distance: (direct line of sight in basketball mode)
Sideline to last seat upper deck: 165ft (50.29m)
Baseline to last seat 3rd balcony: 167ft (50.90m)
Accessibility: The arena is user-friendly, providing one per cent of fixed seating for the disabled and their companions. Accessible seating areas are strategically located throughout the building, providing maximum flexibility and pricing selection. Among other features, all public washrooms are wheelchair accessible with accommodating counter heights and lower urinals with grab bars. Food and beverage service counters are lowered to accessible service heights.
Arena Usage: Basketball, hockey, arena football, lacrosse, concerts, family shows, skating events, corporate trade shows, circuses, and various sporting and community events and private functions.
Restaurants: Themed concession stands, unique restaurants and kiosks offer a diverse food and beverage program, capturing the multicultural flavour of Toronto.
The venue boasts three restaurants: the Air Canada Club, with a view of the arena, the Platinum Club, for fine dining, and the Hot Stove Club, a tradition transferred from Maple Leaf Gardens, as well as two bars, Ice Box and Lord Stanley's Mug, and a Molson brewery within the facility.
In-House Brewery: Air Canada Centre is one of only two sports arenas in Canada to house a Rickards Brewhouse. Rickard's Red, Gold and Pale are brewed on site and served right here in Air Canada Centre.
Parking and Transportation: There are ample parking spaces within immediate walking distance of the arena. In addition, the arena is just a two-minute walk from Union Station with the GO Transit system of commuter trains as well as Toronto's world-renowned TTC subway system.
Technology: The state-of-the-art BOSE sound system, worth more than $1-million, provides fans with exceptional sound quality.
Rogers Media Centre: The Rogers Media Centre, located on the event level of Air Canada Centre, is a top-of-the-line facility providing up-to-the-minute sports and news information. These feature access to sports, news, and events from around the world; up-to-the-minute Sports Ticker; computer and high-speed Internet access with on-line statistical information.
Ice Rink Conversion Time: Four to six hours, from basketball mode to full hockey set-up.
Ice Surface Quality: Ice rink meets all professional safety standards suitable for professional hockey, figure skating, ice shows and mass-audience events (with ice deck). In recent years Air Canada Centre has installed a state-of-the-art dehumidification system which enables Air Canada Centre to maintain NHL mandated building conditions for NHL hockey. Additionally, we utilize a Reverse Osmosis water filtration system and fine mist spray ice-making technology to provide the best possible ice surface.