Keystone Centre
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| Former names | Keystone Arena |
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| Location | 1175 18th Street Brandon, Manitoba, R7A 7C5 |
| Coordinates | 49°49′51″N 99°57′36″W / 49.83083°N 99.96000°WCoordinates: 49°49′51″N 99°57′36″W / 49.83083°N 99.96000°W |
| Owner | Keystone Agricultural & Recreation Centre Inc. |
| Operator | Keystone Agricultural & Recreation Centre Inc. |
| Capacity | 5,102 (Hockey) 5,000 (Royal Manitoba Winter Fair) |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
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| Broke ground | November 13, 1970 |
| Opened | April 2, 1973 |
| Expanded | 1982, 1992 |
| Construction cost |
$3.4 million ($19.7 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | Ward & Macdonald Associates |
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Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) (1972–present) Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba (1972–present) |
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The Keystone Centre is a multi-purpose facility located in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. Its main 5,102-seat arena, Westman Communications Group Place, is the home of the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League and the annual Royal Manitoba Winter Fair.
Aside from Westman Communications Group Place, the Keystone Centre also features an exhibition hall for trade shows and agricultural events, two smaller hockey arenas, and the Brandon Curling Club. A hotel complex operated by Canad Inns is located adjacent to the Keystone Centre and features accommodations, a waterpark, restaurant, pub, and gaming lounge.
The Keystone Centre has been the site of numerous major sporting events, most recently the 2010 Memorial Cup. The Wheat Kings, playing as the host team, advanced to the championship game, but came up short against the heavily favored Windsor Spitfires. Other major events held at the Keystone Centre include the 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (co-hosted with Winnipeg), the 1995 Ford Men's and Women's World Curling Championships, the 1993 and 2002 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the 1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, and the 1994 Air Canada Cup.
The Western Canadian Junior "B" Hockey Championship, the Keystone Cup, is named after the Keystone Centre as it was the alternate site used by the original tournament in 1983 that took place in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.
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