Canada Hockey Place

General Information

Venue Type: Competition
Location: Downtown Vancouver
Distance from Olympic and Paralympic Village Vancouver: 2 km
Venue Capacity: 18,630
Elevation: 8 m
Events taking place at this venue: Ice Hockey
Website: www.canucks.com

Venue Description:
Canada Hockey Place is located on a rapid transit line in downtown Vancouver. Alongside the UBC Thunderbird Arena, it will be one of the two venues for staging Ice Hockey events in 2010.

Post-Games Use
This world-class facility is home of the National Hockey League (NHL) Vancouver Canucks and hosts major sport and entertainment events throughout the year.

Construction Information

Construction Type: Games-time Renovation
Construction Responsibility: VANOC
Total Expected Expenses: $5 million
            VANOC: $5 million
General Contractor: N/A

Construction Update:
On June 7, 2006, VANOC and the IIHF announced that the 2010 ice hockey tournaments will be played on North American size ice surfaces rather than converting to the larger international size.

 

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