Saturday, February 27, 2010

Wide World of Sports Venues-February 27

General Motors Place
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Was named Canada Hockey Place during the Olympics because corporate sponsor names are not allowed.

Opened: September 21, 1995
Construction Cost: $160 Million (Canadian Currency)
Capacity: Ice Hockey-18,810 Basketball-19,700 Concert-19,000
Home Teams: Vancouver Canucks (NHL) 1995-Present, Vancouver Grizzlies, now Memphis Grizzlies, (NBA) 1995-2001, Vancouver Ravens (NLL) 2001-2004, Vancouver Voodoo (RHI) 1996, 2010 Winter Olympics (Ice Hockey Venue)
Events Attended: None

Photo courtesy:
Wikimedia Commons and Buchanan-Hermit under CC-BY 2.0 License

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