MTS Iceplex
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| Location | 3969 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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| Coordinates | 49°53′8″N 97°19′41″W / 49.88556°N 97.32806°WCoordinates: 49°53′8″N 97°19′41″W / 49.88556°N 97.32806°W |
| Owner | True North Sports & Entertainment Limited |
| Capacity | Canadian Tire Arena - 1,350 Assiniboine Credit Union Arena - 225 Red River Co-op Arena - 225 RE/MAX Arena - 225 |
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| Broke ground | July 2009 |
| Opened | August 2010 |
| Construction cost | $26.6 million CAD ($29 million in 2017 dollars) |
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Winnipeg Jets (NHL) 2011-present Manitoba Moose (AHL) 2010-2011; 2015-present Winnipeg Blues (MJHL) 2010-present Winnipeg Wild (MMHL) 2010-present St. Pauls Crusaders (WHSHL) 2010-present Balmoral Hall Blazers (JWHL) 2010-present Manitoba Maple Leafs (WWHL) 2010-present |
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The MTS Iceplex and Hockey Canada Centre of Excellence is an ice hockey facility located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The 172,000-square-foot (16,000 m2) building is owned and operated by True North Sports and Entertainment, which also owns the MTS Centre in downtown Winnipeg. The Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League and Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League use the Iceplex as their practice and training facility.
The MTS Iceplex, originally known as the True North MoosePlex Hockey Canada Centre, was built on time and within its budget, at a cost of $26.6 million Canadian. The federal and provincial governments contributed $11.7 million, while True North covered the remaining $14.9 million. In exchange for public funding, True North guaranteed use of the facility for local amateur and recreational hockey.
In April 2010, True North entered a naming rights agreement with MTS, and the facility was renamed the MTS Iceplex. Bell MTS owns the naming rights to both of True North's major facilities, the other being the MTS Centre.
A 21,000 square foot addition to the Iceplex was completed in 2016. As part of this expansion, new training facilities and office space were built for the Jets and Moose.
The Iceplex is open year round and consists of four arenas, each with an NHL regulation size ice surface. Each rink is sponsored by a local business: the Canadian Tire Arena seats 1,350 spectators, while the RE/MAX, Assiniboine Credit Union, and Red River Co-op Arenas seat 225 each. The Iceplex also features dryland training facilities, 22 dressing rooms, a pro shop, a restaurant and bar, conference rooms, and office space for Hockey Manitoba, Hockey Canada, and True North. The complex is located just outside the west Perimeter Highway, next to Assiniboia Downs, Pointe West AutoPark, and the Red River Exhibition grounds.
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