kickingfrog Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 Insert punchline here ____________. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/maple-leaf-gardens-time-capsule-found-213217090.html Maple Leaf Gardens' time capsule found Crews working on the reconstruction of Toronto's iconic Maple Leaf Gardens have found something that just might be a historical treasure — but exactly what it is remains a mystery. Maple Leaf Gardens was built in the midst of the Depression and opened its doors on Carlton Street in 1931. For more than 60 years the hockey team, which bears the same name as the building, played on its ice — until February of 1999 when the team moved to the Air Canada Centre. Maple Leaf Gardens is now being reconstructed, remodelled and refurbished, to make it into a giant Loblaws grocery store, as well as an athletic centre for Toronto's Ryerson University. But recently, when crews were removing some stone flooring near the old entrance they found something. According to Randall Gwizd who was working on the site, it was bricklayers who discovered the treasure. "All I know is what the super[intendent] told me. The bricklayers found it by the front doors underneath the stone that marks the name of the building and they lifted it up and found the time capsule." Gwizd said the workers found the capsule as well as "a rule book from 1931, a newspaper and I think something else." "Lowblaws came down and took [the capsule] right away," said Gwizd "Nobody really got to see it." In an email statement to CBC News Loblaws confirmed it had taken possession of the capsule but wouldn't say much more. "Thanks for your enquiry. We have found articles during construction, but they are currently being assessed and validated. We will be in touch once we have more information. Thanks for your interest," the company said. Phil Pritchard, curator at the Hockey Hall of Fame, had no idea the time capsule existed but he's excited to think about what might be inside. "When I heard about it this morning it was pretty amazing," he told CBC News. "I want to be in line. If there are hockey pieces we'd love to have them here." Gwizd says he'd like to see the time capsule passed along to the Hall of Fame too, "because it's hockey history, right? Everybody should see it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb4me Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 Loblaws had better turn that over, it belongs to the Leafs and its fans... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danc Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 I was waiting for the punch line... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 if Loblaws owns the building and unless they signed some paper that states someone else owns things found in the building I would say Loblaws can do anything they want...and would take the time to see what they had and to set a monetary value on it and to decide what to do with it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 Loblaws took it. President's Choice eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 Loblaws had better turn that over, it belongs to the Leafs and its fans... Darned right!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmaster4 Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 I was waiting for the punch line... hahaha same here thats a pretty interesting article wonder what will happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitespinnerbait Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Loblaws had better turn that over, it belongs to the Leafs and its fans... It belongs to Loblaws , they own the building!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb4me Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 It belongs to Loblaws , they own the building!! it belongs to the leaf fans on morals alone....nuff said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue pickeral Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 A singing and dancing frog was found in the time capsule. It will only perform for the people that first found it. Loblaws is trying to get it to perform in front of other people and in front of a video camera.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 yeah the frog was just on the news http://youtu.be/4HAjhtPZGDY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 yeah the frog was just on the news http://youtu.be/4HAjhtPZGDY I heard he was wearing an Habitants jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookinforwalleye Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Maybe it includes the secret formula for winning a cup!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndySKS Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 it belongs to the leaf fans on morals alone....nuff said I hear loblaws was willing to give it up to anyone that had the courage to admit in public that they were a leaf's fan....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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