I've been told the intent of the PATH was to make sure that people from Montreal could take the train to Union, walk to Scotiabank Arena and watch the Habs beat the crap out of the Leafs without getting snowed on.

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blindriver a day ago | parent | next [-]

You should indicate that this is a joke. There’s no team more hated in Toronto than Montreal.

	▲	throwpoaster a day ago \| parent [-]
		Maybe the Leafs.

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PlatinumHarp a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

There must have been something lost in translaction as the Soctiabank Arena is right beside Union station.

Perhaps they were talking about Maple Leaf Gardens? It is a more substantial walk.

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canucker2016 a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Toronto Maple Leafs played at Maple Leaf Gardens until Feb 1999. The PATH was created before then.

The portion of the PATH connecting Union Station to the ACC is a few hundred metres at most.

I can't see how anyone in Toronto would help people from Montreal enjoy a Habs win over the Leafs. :)

Torontonians call it the "ACC", (short for Air Canada Centre, before its current rebranding to Scotiabank Arena - Google Maps knows both). Also, it's "Skydome", not Rogers Centre. :)

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yifanl a day ago | parent | next [-]

I should clarify I was told this by a guy who lives in Montreal, who apparently was retelling the story he heard from a guy who lives in Toronto with minor editorializing.

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canucker2016 a day ago | parent [-]

Well, Air Canada's HQ is based in Quebec. So maybe the C-suite at Air Canada pulled some strings at Toronto City Hall.

Not sure how the Habs have lost their way in the past few years. First-pick of Quebec's hockey players helped a lot I guess.

	▲	pluc a day ago \| parent [-]
		The Habs lost their way much earlier than that. They were the cultural identity ~50 years ago. They instigated a revolution. Nowadays they're just a cog in an American empire.

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peeters 16 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yeah I was going to say, the ACC is basically connected to Union already, you don't need some complex system of tunnels to get from one to the other.

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namibj a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Tbf it said could, not would: the potential for watching the win is what entices; without game fixing it'd be good sportsmanship to not shit on a person's favorite if one wants anything from said person.

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voisin a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Top notch Canadian lore right here!