Rogers Arena

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Not to be confused with Rogers Centre in Toronto or Rogers Place in Edmonton.

Rogers Arena
The Garage
Rogers Arena logo.svg
Rogers Arena
Rogers Arena in 2011
Former names
  • General Motors Place (1995–2010)
  • Canada Hockey Place (2010)
Address800 Griffiths Way
LocationVancouver, British Columbia
Coordinates49°16′40″N 123°6′32″W / 49.27778°N 123.10889°W / 49.27778; -123.10889Coordinates: 49°16′40″N 123°6′32″W / 49.27778°N 123.10889°W / 49.27778; -123.10889
Public transitTranslinkexpo.svg Stadium–Chinatown
OwnerCanucks Sports & Entertainment
CapacityIce hockey:
18,422 (1995–2002)
18,514 (2002–2003)
18,630 (2003–2009)
18,810 (2009–2010)
18,860 (2010–2011)
18,890 (2011–2012)
18,910 (2012–present)
Basketball:
19,193 (1995–2003)
19,700 (2003–present)
Concert: 19,000
Field size44,100 m2 (475,000 sq ft)
Construction
Broke groundJuly 13, 1993[1]
OpenedSeptember 21, 1995
Construction costCA$160 million
($256 million in 2020 dollars)[2]
ArchitectBrisbin, Brook and Beynon
Structural engineerStuart Olson Dominion[3]
Services engineerThe Mitchell Partnership Inc.[4]
General contractor
Tenants
Vancouver Canucks (NHL) (1995–present)
Vancouver Warriors (NLL) (2018–present)
Vancouver Titans (OWL) (2020–present)
Vancouver Grizzlies (NBA) (1995–2001)
Vancouver Voodoo (RHI) (1996)
Vancouver Ravens (NLL) (2001–2004)
Rogers Arena interior in 2013

Rogers Arena is a multi-purpose arena located at 800 Griffiths Way in the downtown area of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1995, the arena was known as General Motors Place (GM Place) from its opening until July 6, 2010, when General Motors Canada ended its naming rights sponsorship and a new agreement for those rights was reached with Rogers Communications. Rogers Arena was built to replace Pacific Coliseum as Vancouver's primary indoor sports facility and in part due to the National Basketball Association (NBA) 1995 expansion into Canada, when Vancouver and Toronto were given expansion teams.

It is home to the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League, the Vancouver Warriors of the National Lacrosse League and the Vancouver Titans of the Overwatch League. The arena also hosted the ice hockey events at the 2010 Winter Olympics. The name of the arena temporarily became Canada Hockey Place during the Olympics. It was previously home to the Vancouver Grizzlies of the NBA from 1995 to 2001. The Grizzlies spent six seasons in Vancouver before relocating to Memphis, for the 2001–02 season.

History[]

GM Place[]

The arena was completed in 1995 at a cost of C$160 million in private financing to replace the aging Pacific Coliseum as the main venue for events in Vancouver and to serve as the home arena to the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League and the Vancouver Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association.[6] It was originally named General Motors Place as part of a sponsorship arrangement with General Motors Canada, and was commonly known as "GM Place" or "The Garage".[7] The arena was also briefly home to the Vancouver Ravens of the National Lacrosse League from 2002 to 2004.[8] The operations of the team have since been suspended although attempts were made to revive the team in 2007 and again in 2008.

The employees of the arena belong to a trade union. In 2007, they chose to change their union affiliation from UNITE HERE – Local 40 to the Christian Labour Association of Canada. After many months of struggle, the British Columbia Labour Relations Board declared the employees choice of a new union. The employee group includes hosts, housekeeping, security and various event staff at the venue.[citation needed] UNITE-HERE local 40 still represented food service workers in the arena, employed by Aramark. Another union protest began in 2009 when GM Place concession workers, cooks and event staff protested their payment.[9]

The arena's event technical employees are provided through Riggit Services Inc. In the same year, the arena also received a new suspended scoreboard, which at the time was the largest in the NHL.[10][11] It was temporarily renamed "Canada Hockey Place" for a two-week period during the 2010 Winter Olympics due to Olympics regulations regarding corporate sponsorship of event sites.[12]

Rogers Arena[]

On July 6, 2010, it was announced that GM had declined to renew the naming rights, and that Rogers Communications had acquired the naming rights under a 10-year deal, under which it was renamed Rogers Arena.[13] The following year, the arena reached a five-year sponsorship deal with PepsiCo, under which it became the exclusive provider of beverages and snacks at Rogers Arena, and gained sponsorship placements.[14] In addition, all concerts held at Rogers Arena promote the venue as Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena.

In July 2012, Aquilini Investment Group had originally planned to build the towers with condo units. The switch to rental units provides the city with much-needed rental space. However, the city lost about $35 million in developer contributions to community facilities in the Northeast False Creek area that would have been collected if the buildings had been condos.[15] As of June 2016, the first tower is completed, with the second tower nearing completion.[16]

Notable events[]

See also: List of entertainment events held at Rogers Arena

Hockey[]

  • October 9, 1995 - First Vancouver Canucks game at the arena, 3–5 loss to the Detroit Red Wings.
  • October 6, 2002 – Queen Elizabeth II dropped the ceremonial first puck in an NHL exhibition game between the San Jose Sharks and the Vancouver Canucks.[17]
  • The 2010 Winter Olympics (ice hockey games only)
  • June 1, 4, 10, and 15, 2011 – Games 1, 2, 5, and 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals. The Boston Bruins defeated the Canucks 4–0 in game 7 of the finals to capture the Stanley Cup.
  • December 26, 2018 – January 5, 2019 - 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[18]
Rogers Arena during an exhibition basketball game between Canada and China in 2010

UFC[]

WWE[]

  • July 21, 1996 – Hosted WWE's In Your House 9: International Incident pay-per-view
  • December 13, 1998 – Hosted WWE's Rock Bottom: In Your House pay-per-view
  • February 14, 2020 – Hosted a live showing of WWE SmackDown

Concerts[]

  • November 7, 2002 – Riot when Axl Rose failed to show for Guns N' Roses show.[25]
  • August 24, 25 and 27, 2012 - Metallica filmed their concert film Through the Never during their Full Arsenal Tour.[26]
  • July 1, 2011 – Britney Spears brought her Femme Fatale Tour to the venue.
  • August 14, 2013 – Selena Gomez started her Stars Dance Tour at the venue.
  • February 9, 2014 – Demi Lovato started The Neon Lights Tour at the venue.
  • February 14, 2014 – Miley Cyrus started her Bangerz Tour at the venue.
  • April 16, 2015 – Ariana Grande brought The Honeymoon Tour to the venue.
  • April 10, 2016 - Iron Maiden performed at the arena during their Book of Souls World Tour.
  • April 19 and 20, 2016 – Sir Paul McCartney played two sold-out shows at the venue as part of the One on One Tour.
  • April 23, 2016 - Rihanna performed at the arena during her Anti World Tour.
  • July 20 and 21, 2016 – Adele performed at the arena during her Adele Live 2016 Tour.
  • December 7, 2018 – A venue included in Childish Gambino's final headlining tour.
  • January 29, 2019 – Travis Scott started his 2nd leg of his Astroworld – Wish You Were Here Tour.
  • April 25, 2020 – Miranda Lambert: Wildcard Tour with supporting acts Cody Johnson and LANCO.

Juno Awards[]

Other events[]

  • March 17–25, 2001 – Hosted the 2001 World Figure Skating Championships
  • August 20–25, 2018 – Host of The International 2018 Dota 2 eSports tournament[27]

See also[]

  • List of National Hockey League arenas
  • List of National Basketball Association arenas
  • List of indoor arenas in Canada
  • Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario
  • Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta
  • National Hockey League
  • Vancouver Canucks
  • Pacific Coliseum

References[]

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  14. ^ October 05; 2011. "Pepsi ousts Coke in Rogers Arena deal". Retrieved March 8, 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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