MLSE said that Air Canada Centre's Maple Leaf Square, also known as “Jurassic Park” when showing Raptors games, will "host a joint tailgate party" tonight as three of its teams "compete in crucial playoff games," according to Curtis Withers of the TORONTO STAR. The Raptors host the Wizards in Game 5 of an NBA Eastern Conference quarterfinal. As the host team, the Raptors game will be "broadcast on the main screen outside the arena." However, with the Maple Leafs in Boston for Game 7 of their first-round series with the Bruins and Toronto FC in Guadalajara, Mexico, for the second leg of their CONCACAF Champions League final with Chivas, MLSE "took on the 'logistical challenge' of accommodating fans of all three teams." Screens will be "set up in the northwest section of the square to carry the Maple Leafs game, while another screen will show TFC." Fans attending the tailgate party should "expect increased security, including road closures around Air Canada Centre, after Monday’s deadly van attack." While Maple Leaf Square has "drawn huge crowds for Leafs or Raptors playoff games for years, conflicts between the teams are extremely rare." In fact, prior to last year, the two teams had "not been in the post-season at the same time since the square opened" in '10. Meanwhile, TFC will be "holding a viewing party of its own at BMO Field." The team said that screens showing the Raptors and Leafs games "will also be available" (TORONTO STAR, 4/25).
