The Toronto Maple Leafs announced they will unveil plans to a new team legacy initiative that will honour the clubs former greats on Thursday.
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by alumni at the Air Canada Centre for the announcement. According to The
Toronto Sun, the plan is to place three life-sized statues of Maple Leafs
legends near the arenas West entrance, with a long-term plan to add at least
three more each year leading up the clubs centennial anniversary in 2017-2018.
Names could include former Leaf greats such as Dave Keon, Darryl Sittler, Tim
Horton, Johnny Bower, Borje Salming, Frank Mahovlich, Bill Barilko, King Clancy
and Doug Gilmour. The Sun adds that one name - of a now-deceased Leafs legend -
will be announced on Thursday with his family in attendence while the other two
will be announced at the teams Fan Fest on Sept. 5. On Tuesday, TSN Senior
Correspondent Rick Westhead reported that the Leafs also plan to award Stanley
Cup rings to players who won championships for the team during the 1960s at the
same event, a move that helps to repair possibly bruised relations with some
alumni.
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games.ATLANTA -- Arthur Blank donned traditional soccer garb to mark his newest
venture -- an MLS team for Atlanta. "I love this one," Blank said, looking down
at the red, black and gold scarf draped over his dark suit. "I havent taken it
off since it was given to me. I may not sleep in it tonight, but I may. I havent
decided yet." Major League Soccer announced its latest team Wednesday, an
expansion team for Atlanta that will begin play in 2017 at the citys new
retractable roof stadium. The team will be owned by Blank, who also controls the
NFLs Atlanta Falcons. He said it was the culmination of a process that started
about a decade ago, when he first started talks with MLS about bringing a team
to the city. The off-and-on discussions picked up again after Blank reached a
deal with the city last year to build a new $1 billion downtown stadium next to
the soon-to-be-demolished Georgia Dome. He is putting up most of the money, with
the city kicking in $200 million from a hotel tax. "I think Atlanta is a natural
fit for Major League Soccer," said Blank, who was serenaded by a burgeoning fan
group that calls itself "Terminus Legion," a reference to the citys former name.
The teams name has not been determined. Blank said he will get input from the
fans before deciding on the new moniker, though he already knows the colours:
red and black -- matching the Falcons -- with a substantial amount of gold as
well. "What the name will be, we really dont know," he said. "We will spend a
lot of time listening to our fans and trying to understand why some names are
more important than others, why certain designs are more important than others,
why certain logos are more important than others." One name that wont be
considered: Atlanta Chiefs, the name of two previous teams that played in the
old North American Soccer League. While the Chiefs won the first NASL
championship in 1968, both versions struggled financially and eventually folded.
MLS Commissioner Don Garber said there was no hesitation about putting a team in
Atlanta once Blank worked out a stadium deal. It is the ninth-largest
metropolitan area in the U.S. and the biggest without a top-level soccer team.
The city has a large Hispanic population and last month drew more than 68,000
fans to the Georgia Dome for a friendly between Mexico and Nigeria. "This is
something that will help elevate our league," Garber said. "It will also elevate
our sport in thhe entire Southeast, which is something that is very important to
us strategically.
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Hundreds of fans turned out for a street festival before Blank and Garber
arrived by helicopter for the introductory news conference, touching down on the
roof of a downtown hotel overlooked Centennial Olympic Park. Atlanta Mayor Kasim
Reed also attended. While the new stadium is primarily designed for the Falcons,
Blank stressed that it will be soccer-friendly. The stands along the sideline
will have the capability to retract, accommodating the larger soccer pitch while
maintaining sightlines. Curtains will descend from the roof automatically to
close off the upper sections, creating the sort of intimate atmosphere that
works better for less-attended MLS games. The new facility is designed to seat
about 71,000 for NFL games, Blank said, but can be reduced to about 29,000 for
soccer using only the lower bowl. "There will never be an MLS game in Atlanta
where NFL lines are shown on the field," Blank said, drawing a big cheer. MLS,
which has 19 teams this season, is expanding rapidly with a goal of having 24
teams by the end of the decade. Orlando and New York City are scheduled to begin
play next season, and the league has awarded a provisional team in Miami to a
group led by David Beckham, contingent on a soccer-specific stadium being built.
The league has added five teams in the past five years, including the hugely
successful Seattle Sounders. Garber said there is no worry about growing too
fast given the abundance of soccer talent around the world. "When we expand, we
can pick from players around the world," Garber said. "We could change the
roster rules, the international player limits, and have no dilution in talent."
Blank said he will try to encourage some crossover between Falcons season-ticket
holders and those interested in attending MLS games. But he acknowledged the
teams are likely to have very different fan bases, making it clear the new
soccer team will not merely be a side business for the Falcons. His first
priority is to hire a team president for the MLS venture. He will also be
exploring possible locations for a state-of-the-art training facility. "We dont
want any stepchildren in our family," Blank said. "We want to make sure the
people running soccer get up in the morning thinking about soccer and go to bed
thinking about soccer."
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