Pacific Coliseum
| The Rink on Renfrew | |
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| Location | 100 North Renfrew Street Vancouver, British Columbia V5K 3N7 |
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| Coordinates | 49°17′9″N 123°2′34″W / 49.28583°N 123.04278°WCoordinates: 49°17′9″N 123°2′34″W / 49.28583°N 123.04278°W |
| Owner | City of Vancouver |
| Operator | Pacific National Exhibition |
| Capacity |
Ice hockey: 16,281 Concerts: 17,500 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1966 |
| Opened | January 8, 1968 |
| Renovated | 1984, 2007 |
| Expanded | 1984 |
| Construction cost |
C$6 million ($40.5 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | Phillips, Barratt, Hillier, Jones and Partners W. K. Noppe |
| General contractor | CANA Construction |
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Vancouver Canucks (WHL) (1968–1970) Vancouver Canucks (NHL) (1970–1995) Vancouver Nats (WHL) (1972–1973) Vancouver Blazers (WHA) (1973–1975) Vancouver Whitecaps (NASL Indoor) (1979–1984) Vancouver Voodoo (RHI) (1994–1995) Vancouver Giants (WHL) (2001–2016) XXI Olympic Winter Games (2010) |
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The Pacific Coliseum, known to locals as "The Coliseum" or the "Rink on Renfrew," is an indoor arena located at Hastings Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Its main use has been for ice hockey and the arena has been the home for several ice hockey teams. The arena is the former home of the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Other hockey tenants of the Pacific Coliseum have been the Vancouver Canucks (WHL), from 1968 to 1970, Vancouver Canucks (National Hockey League), from 1970 to 1995, the Vancouver Nats (WHL) from 1972 to 1973 the Vancouver Blazers (World Hockey Association), from 1973 to 1975 and the Vancouver Voodoo (Roller Hockey International), from 1994 to 1995.
It was completed in 1968, on the site of the Pacific National Exhibition. Originally holding 15,038 for ice hockey, capacity has fluctuated slightly over the years and currently holds 16,281. During the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, it was the venue for figure skating and short track speed skating. The arena also hosts a variety of concerts and other events.
Designed by W. K. Noppe in 1966–67, with its simple geometric shape and distinctive ring of white panels, the building can be classified as formalist architecture. Used initially as home to the WHL's Vancouver Canucks, the building was used to attract an NHL franchise in 1970 and a World Hockey Association franchise in 1973. The Coliseum underwent renovations and additions in the late 1970s, but its role as host of an NHL team and a main venue for events in Vancouver was lost with the building of General Motors Place (now Rogers Arena) in 1995.
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