Rogers Arena

Rogers Arena
The Garage
Rogers Arena
Rogers Arena in August 2011
Map
Former names
  • General Motors Place (1995–2010)
  • Canada Hockey Place (2010)
Address800 Griffiths Way
LocationVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates49°16′40″N 123°6′32″W / 49.27778°N 123.10889°W / 49.27778; -123.10889
Public transit Stadium–Chinatown
OwnerAquilini Investment Group
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 size44,100 m2 (475,000 sq ft)
Construction
Broke groundJuly 13, 1993[1]
OpenedSeptember 21, 1995
Construction costCA$160 million
($294 million in 2023 dollars)[2]
ArchitectBrisbin, Brook and Beynon
Structural engineerStuart Olson Dominion[3]
Services engineerThe Mitchell Partnership Inc.[4]
General contractor
Tenants
Website
rogersarena.com
Rogers Arena interior in March 2013

Rogers Arena is a multi-purpose arena at 800 Griffiths Way in the downtown area of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1995, the arena was known as General Motors Place (GM Place) from its opening until July 6, 2010, when General Motors Canada ended its naming rights sponsorship and a new agreement for those rights was reached with Rogers Communications. Rogers Arena was built to replace Pacific Coliseum as Vancouver's primary indoor sports facility and in part due to the National Basketball Association (NBA) 1995 expansion into Canada, when Vancouver and Toronto were given expansion teams.

It is home to the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL), and the Vancouver Warriors of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The arena also hosted the ice hockey events at the 2010 Winter Olympics. The name of the arena temporarily became Canada Hockey Place during the Olympics. It was previously home to the Vancouver Grizzlies of the NBA from 1995 to 2001. The Grizzlies spent six seasons in Vancouver before relocating to Memphis for the 2001–02 season.

Prior to the start of the 2022/23 NHL season the arena underwent one of three phases. Phase one consisted of a complete renovation of the players dressing room and team staff area. Phase two being completed prior to the start of the 2023/24 NHL season[needs update] will consist of a new centre-hung video board and a new ribbon board going around the arena above the lower bowl. A new VIP restaurant is being added in between the two tunnels that lead out to the home and away team benches. Prior to the start of the 2024/25 season the third and final phase of the arena upgrades will be completed which will replace all the seats in the upper and lower bowl of the arena.

  1. ^ "General Motors Place". Basketball.ballparks.com. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  2. ^ 1688 to 1923: Geloso, Vincent, A Price Index for Canada, 1688 to 1850 (December 6, 2016). Afterwards, Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021. and table 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  3. ^ [1] Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "GM Place - TMP Toronto" (PDF). Retrieved February 18, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Rogers Arena". Hockey.ballparks.com. Retrieved February 18, 2013.

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