diff --git a/packages/router/src/events.ts b/packages/router/src/events.ts
index e9ca1b1a2a..b6a5d46fca 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/events.ts
+++ b/packages/router/src/events.ts
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ export class ActivationStart {
       public snapshot: ActivatedRouteSnapshot) {}
   toString(): string {
     const path = this.snapshot.routeConfig && this.snapshot.routeConfig.path || '';
-    return `ChildActivationStart(path: '${path}')`;
+    return `ActivationStart(path: '${path}')`;
   }
 }
 
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ export class ActivationEnd {
       public snapshot: ActivatedRouteSnapshot) {}
   toString(): string {
     const path = this.snapshot.routeConfig && this.snapshot.routeConfig.path || '';
-    return `ChildActivationEnd(path: '${path}')`;
+    return `ActivationEnd(path: '${path}')`;
   }
 }
 
@@ -331,9 +331,11 @@ export class ActivationEnd {
  * - {@link RoutesRecognized},
  * - {@link GuardsCheckStart},
  * - {@link ChildActivationStart},
+ * - {@link ActivationStart},
  * - {@link GuardsCheckEnd},
  * - {@link ResolveStart},
  * - {@link ResolveEnd},
+ * - {@link ActivationEnd}
  * - {@link ChildActivationEnd}
  * - {@link NavigationEnd},
  * - {@link NavigationCancel},
@@ -343,4 +345,3 @@ export class ActivationEnd {
  */
 export type Event = RouterEvent | RouteConfigLoadStart | RouteConfigLoadEnd | ChildActivationStart |
     ChildActivationEnd | ActivationStart | ActivationEnd;
-;
diff --git a/packages/router/src/pre_activation.ts b/packages/router/src/pre_activation.ts
index ba20b1f899..ae3630c320 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/pre_activation.ts
+++ b/packages/router/src/pre_activation.ts
@@ -211,10 +211,10 @@ export class PreActivation {
   }
 
   /**
-   * This should fire off `ChildActivationStart` events for each route being activated at this
+   * This should fire off `ActivationStart` events for each route being activated at this
    * level.
    * In other words, if you're activating `a` and `b` below, `path` will contain the
-   * `ActivatedRouteSnapshot`s for both and we will fire `ChildActivationStart` for both. Always
+   * `ActivatedRouteSnapshot`s for both and we will fire `ActivationStart` for both. Always
    * return
    * `true` so checks continue to run.
    */