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EP15.31 REPORT FOR ACTION

Donation Agreement with Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum

Date: November 1, 2018 To: The Board of Governors of Exhibition Place From: Dianne Young, Chief Executive Officer Wards: All Wards

SUMMARY

This report recommends that the Board approve of the transfer of the artifacts known as the ceramic emblems ("NHL Emblems") (see Schedule A to the Letter of Intent attached as Appendix A) which are owned by the City of and maintained by the Board to the Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum on the terms and conditions set out in the Letter of Intent attached as Appendix A to this report.

RECOMMENDATIONS

The Chief Executive Officer recommends that:

1. The Board approve the terms and conditions of the Donation Agreement to the Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum, of the NHL Emblems as set out in Appendix A, and direct the Chief Executive Officer to work with the City of Toronto Planning Division to:

a. Undertake the necessary changes to the Heritage Easement Agreement respecting the transfer of the NHL Emblems; and

b. Coordinate the approval by City Council of both the Donation Agreement and the Heritage Easement Agreement amendments.

FINANCIAL IMPACT

There are no negative financial implications arising from this report. However, in 2012 the NHL Emblems were appraised at a fair market value of $75,000.

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DECISION HISTORY

The Exhibition Place 2017 – 2019 Strategic Plan has Recognition and Understanding Goal to enhance the profile of Exhibition Place cultural mandate and as a strategy to develop directions to refurbish heritage displays.

At its meeting of October 19, 2005, the Board approved of the demolition of the Halls of Fame Building in order to construct a Soccer Stadium on that site.

At its meeting of October 26, 27, 28, 2005, City Council approved of the demolition and the construction of a Soccer Stadium. https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/2005/agendas/council/cc051026/pof9rpt/cl036.pdf

At its meeting of January 31, February 1, 2, 2006, City Council approved of a Heritage Easement Agreement relating to the Halls of Fame Building. https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/2006/agendas/council/cc060131/cofa.pdf

COMMENTS

The Hockey Hall of Fame was constructed at Exhibition Place in 1961 south of the Food Building. Six years later, in 1967, an identical, easterly wing was constructed to house Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. Together, the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Sports Hall of Fame made up the building known as the Halls of Fame Building at Exhibition Place. This building was demolished in 2006 in order to allow for the construction of a Soccer Stadium.

Located in, and forming part of the wall in the central south vestibule of the Halls of Fame Building, were 18 ceramic emblems that commemorated the NHL league teams as existed in 1961 when the Hockey Hall of Fame was built. The emblems depict each team’s logo in colour enamels on a copper base as detailed in the chart below and attached as Schedule A to Appendix A of this report.

Plaque Name Size Boston Bruins 15” x 16” Buffalo Sabres 12 ½ “ in diameter 14” x 14” Detroit Red Wings 15” x 7” Los Angeles Kings 11” x 12 ½ “ Montreal Canadians 10” x 14” New York Islanders 12 ½” in diameter New York Rangers 11” x 15” Philadelphia Flyers 13” x 9 ½” Pittsburgh Penguins 13 ½” in diameter St. Louis Blues 14” x 9” 12” x 12” Donation Agreement Page 2 of 4 Vancouver Canucks (old logo) 12 ½” x 8 ½” 14” x 8 “ 10 ½” x 9” Oakland Seals 13” in diameter 14” x 12” City Scouts 12 ½” in diameter

In 1993, the Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum relocated to downtown Toronto. While the NHL Emblems were directly associated with this cultural enterprise, because the NHL Emblems were embedded and formed part of the wall of the main vestibule to the building, they were not moveable assets.

With the demolition of the Halls of Fame building in 2006, the NHL Emblems were removed from the vestibule wall of that building and have been stored at Exhibition Place since that time. Given the size, weight and nature of the NHL Emblems, it is very unlikely that they will ever be used in an Exhibition Place exhibit.

Exhibition Place staff approached the Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum who are very interested in receiving the NHL Emblems to be part of the Hockey Hall of Fame archival collection and available for display at its present venue in downtown Toronto. The Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum have also agreed to assume responsibility for all costs of removing the NHL Emblems from Exhibition Place and restoring them for display use. This would again allow the NHL Emblems to be in the public domain as they were when located in the former Halls of Fame.

As noted above, when the Halls of Fame Building was demolished, Exhibition Place entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement respecting the preservation of certain heritage elements of the former building including the NHL Emblems. Exhibition Place staff have consulted with City of Toronto Heritage Division and City of Toronto Planning Division about the transfer of the NHL Emblems to the Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum and they are in agreement with this direction and the terms and conditions of the Donation Agreement detailed in Appendix A. In addition to approval of the Donation Agreement by City Council, an amendment to the Heritage Easement Agreement would also have to be approved by Council before the final agreement can be executed.

CONTACT

Dianne Young, CEO, 416-263-3611, [email protected]

SIGNATURE

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Dianne Young Chief Executive Officer

Appendix A - Terms & Conditions of the Donation Agreement

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