Rogers Arena

Rogers Arena
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Former namesGeneral Motors Place (1995–2010)
Canada Hockey Place (February 2010)
Location800[1]
Griffiths Way, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6B 6G1
Coordinates49°16′40″N 123°6′32″W / 49.27778°N 123.10889°W / 49.27778; -123.10889
Parkingmore than 7,000 spaces
OwnerCanucks Sports & Entertainment
OperatorCanucks Sports & Entertainment
CapacityIce 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 size475,000 square feet (44,100 m2)
Construction
StartedJuly 13, 1993
OpenedSeptember 21, 1995
Construction costC$160 million[2]
ArchitectBrisbin, Brook and Beynon
Structural engineerStuart Olson Dominion
Services engineerThe Mitchell Partnership Inc.
General contractorHuber, 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)
The arena during a Canucks 2007 playoffs game

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.

  1. "Parking & Directions". Rogers Arena. Archived from the original on 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  2. "Archives: Canucks play first game in new rink". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved 2014-10-15.

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