The president and vice chair of Lakeshore Lions arena, respectively, Harris and Hoskins played a huge part in bringing the $33.65 million, 276,000 sq.-ft. MasterCard Centre of Hockey Excellence to south Etobicoke.

The four-pad arena at Kipling and Lake Shore Blvd. W., which replaced the aging (circa 1951) single-pad Lakeshore Lions Arena, opened in September of last year.

It now houses the Toronto Maple Leafs’ practice facility, as well as the Hockey Hall of Fame’s archives and research facilities, Hockey Canada’s regional offices, the Etobicoke Dolphins (the country’s second largest women’s hockey organization) and the Faustina Sports Club.