Rogers Arena
sports arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rogers Arena is a sports arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. The arena opened on September 21, 1995, and is the current home to the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League.
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Former names | General Motors Place (1995–2010) Canada Hockey Place (February 2010) |
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Location | 800[1] Griffiths Way, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6B 6G1 |
Coordinates | 49°16′40″N 123°6′32″W |
Parking | more than 7,000 spaces |
Owner | Canucks Sports & Entertainment |
Operator | Canucks Sports & Entertainment |
Capacity | Ice hockey: 18,422 (1995–2002) 18,514 (2002–2003) 18,630 (2003–2009) 18,810 (2009–2010) 18,860 (2010–2011) 18,890 (2011–2012) 18,910 (2012-present) Basketball: 19,193 (1995–2003) 19,700 (2003–present) Concert: 19,000 |
Field size | 475,000 square feet (44,100 m2) |
Construction | |
Started | July 13, 1993 |
Opened | September 21, 1995 |
Construction cost | C$160 million[2] |
Architect | Brisbin, Brook and Beynon |
Structural engineer | Stuart Olson Dominion |
Services engineer | The Mitchell Partnership Inc. |
General contractor | Huber, Hunt & Nichols/Dominion Construction Joint Venture |
Tenants | |
Vancouver Canucks (NHL) (1995–present) Vancouver Grizzlies (NBA) (1995–2001) Vancouver Ravens (NLL) (2001–2004) Vancouver Voodoo (RHI) (1996) 1998 NHL All-Star Game 1998 NBA Draft 2006 NHL Entry Draft 2010 Winter Olympics (ice hockey venue) |
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