Rogers Place
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Rogers Place completed in September 2016
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| Address | 10220 104 Avenue NW |
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| Location | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 53°32′49″N 113°29′52″W / 53.54694°N 113.49778°WCoordinates: 53°32′49″N 113°29′52″W / 53.54694°N 113.49778°W |
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Edmonton LRT (MacEwan) Edmonton Transit System (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 15, 57, 100, 151) |
| Owner | City of Edmonton |
| Operator | Oilers Entertainment Group |
| Capacity |
Hockey: 18,347 Basketball: 19,500 Concert: 20,734 |
| Field size | 1,110,900 square feet (103,210 m2) |
| Surface | Ice |
| Scoreboard | Largest in the NHL 14 by 14 by 11 metres (46 ft × 46 ft × 36 ft) |
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| Broke ground | March 3, 2014 |
| Built | March 2014 - September 2016 |
| Opened | September 8, 2016 |
| Construction cost | C$480 million |
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360 Architecture DIALOG Manica Architecture Arndt Tkalcic Bengert |
| Project manager | ICON Venue Group |
| Structural engineer |
Thornton Tomasetti DIALOG |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers, Inc. |
| General contractor | PCL Construction |
| Main contractors | PCL Construction |
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Edmonton Oilers (NHL) (2016–present) Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) (2016–present) |
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Rogers Place is a multi-use indoor arena in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is mainly used for ice hockey, and for other indoor sports, but is also configurable as a venue for concerts or other events. Construction started in March 2014, and the building officially opened on September 8, 2016. The arena has a seating capacity of 18,347 as a hockey venue and 20,734 as a concert venue. It replaced Northlands Coliseum (opened 1974) as the home of the NHL's Edmonton Oilers and the WHL's Edmonton Oil Kings. The arena is located at the block between 101st and 104th Street and 104th and 105th Ave. Public transit access to the arena is provided by the Edmonton Light Rail Transit system (MacEwan Station on the Metro Line) and Edmonton Transit System buses.
The arena building was initially estimated to cost $450 million. The City of Edmonton was to pay $125 million, the Katz Group of Companies was to contribute $100 million, and $125 million was to come from a user-paid facility fee. The remaining money was expected to come from the province or federal agencies. Estimated cost then increased substantially during continued discussions to a current estimated price of $480 million for the arena, and $604.5 million for the entire project.
On October 26, 2011, the Edmonton City Council approved a funding framework for the arena by a vote of 10 to 3. However a year later, with costs escalating and the Katz Group making increasing demands, the city passed a motion to end negotiations with the Katz Group and to seek out a new deal or find other options but would still be open to communicating with Daryl Katz for future talks.
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