Pengrowth Saddledome
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| Former names | Olympic Saddledome (1983–1995) Canadian Airlines Saddledome (1995–2000) Pengrowth Saddledome (2000–2010) |
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| Address | 555 Saddledome Rise SE |
| Location | Calgary, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°02′15″N 114°03′07″W / 51.03750°N 114.05194°WCoordinates: 51°02′15″N 114°03′07″W / 51.03750°N 114.05194°W |
| Owner | City of Calgary |
| Operator | Saddledome Foundation Calgary Sports and Entertainment |
| Capacity |
Ice hockey: 16,605 (1983–1988) 20,240 (1988–1995) 19,289 (1995–present) |
| Field size | 474,000 square feet (44,000 m2) |
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| Broke ground | July 29, 1981 |
| Opened | October 15, 1983 |
| Construction cost |
C$97.7 million ($213 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | Graham McCourt Architects |
| Structural engineer | Jan Bobrowski and Partners Ltd. |
| Services engineer | Vinto Engineering Ltd. |
| General contractor | CANA Construction Co. Ltd. |
| Main contractors | SE Johnson (mechanical) |
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Calgary Flames (NHL) (1983–present) Calgary Hitmen (WHL) (1995–present) Calgary Roughnecks (NLL) (2001–present) Calgary Outlaws (NBL) (1994) Calgary Rad'z (RHI) (1993) Calgary 88s (WBL) (1988–1992) |
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Scotiabank Saddledome is a multi-use indoor arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located in Stampede Park in the southeast end of downtown Calgary, the Saddledome was built in 1983 to replace the Stampede Corral as the home of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League, and to host ice hockey and figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
The facility also hosts concerts, conferences and other sporting championships, and events for the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede. It underwent a major renovation in 1994–95 and sold its naming rights, during which its original name of Olympic Saddledome was changed to Canadian Airlines Saddledome. The facility was given the name Pengrowth Saddledome in 2000, after Pengrowth Management Ltd. signed a ten-year agreement. It adopted its current name in October 2010 as Scotiabank signed on as title sponsor.
The Saddledome is owned by the City of Calgary who leased it to the Saddledome Foundation, a non-profit organization, to oversee its operation. It is currently managed by the Calgary Flames. The Saddledome was damaged during the 2013 Alberta floods but was repaired and reopened in time for the 2013–14 NHL season.
Calgary had been served for 30 years by the Stampede Corral when the Calgary Flames arrived in 1980. With a total capacity of 8,700, the Corral was the largest arena in Canada west of Toronto in 1950, but had fallen below major league standards by the 1970s. The Corral was deemed insufficient for the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1977, leading the World Hockey Association's Calgary Cowboys to fold rather than hope to be a team selected to merge with the NHL.
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