Coca-Cola Coliseum
Arena at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Coca-Cola Coliseum (also or formerly known as CNE Coliseum, Royal Coliseum, Ricoh Coliseum, Toronto Coliseum or Coliseum) is an arena at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, used for agricultural displays, ice hockey, and trade shows. It was built for the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) and the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair (the Royal) in 1921. Since 1997 it has been part of the Enercare Centre exhibition complex. It serves as the home arena of the Toronto Marlies ice hockey team, the American Hockey League farm team of the Toronto Maple Leafs. For the 2015 Pan American Games the venue hosted the gymnastics competitions and was known as the Toronto Coliseum.[6]
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Address | 45 Manitoba Drive |
Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Coordinates | 43°38′09″N 79°24′54″W |
Public transit | Exhibition GO Station Exhibition Loop |
Owner | City of Toronto |
Operator | Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment |
Capacity | Centre Stage Mode: 9,000[2] Basketball: 8,500 Hockey: 8,100 Boxing/Wrestling: 7,600 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1920 |
Opened | December 16, 1921 |
Renovated | 1963, 1997, 2003 |
Construction cost | CA$1 million $3 million (1963 renovation) $38 million (2003 renovation)[3][4] |
Architect | George F.W. Price (original)[5] Brisbin Brook Beynon, Architects (renovation) |
Tenants | |
Toronto-Buffalo Royals (WTT) (1974) Toronto Marlies (AHL) (2005–present) Toronto Triumph (LFL) (2011–2012) Toronto Roadrunners (AHL) (2003–2004) | |
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