Pacific Coliseum (Canada)
Pacific Coliseum (Canada)
Ice hockey: 16,281Concerts: 17,500
Indoor
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The Pacific Coliseum, commonly known as 'the Coliseum' or 'the Rink on Renfrew', is an indoor arena, located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It primarily hosts ice hockey events. The arena has served as home to Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League (WHL) from 2001–2016. It took a span of two years to build the magnificent sports arena from 1966 to 1968, the structure being designed by W. K. Noppe. The building portrays a simple geometric shape, along with distinctive rings of white panels, and can be classified as a formalist architecture. The arena underwent a major renovation in 2007 to upgrade accessibility, seating, and ice surface to host the 2010 Winter Olympics. The city owns the stadium and managed by the Pacific National Exhibition on the site of which the arena has been built.
Significance
- The Coliseum has played host to the 2001 Mann Cup.
- The Pacific Coliseum was one of the four arenas to play host to the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
- In 2006, Coliseum was chosen to host the 2007 Memorial Cup Tournament.
- The arena hosted its first NHL game on 9th October 1970, played between Los Angeles Kings and the Vancouver Canucks. The former won the match by 3-1.
- The stadium hosted the fourth game of the 1972 Summit Series on 8th September in which the Soviet Union beat Canada by 5–3.
- The stadium hosted the 1977 NHL All-Star Game which was won by Wales Conference All-Stars by defeating Campbell Conference All-Stars with a score of 4-3.
- The Pacific Coliseum had first hosted the Memorial Cup in 1977.
