Abbotsford Centre

Abbotsford Centre
Abbotsford Centre in 2013
Map
Address33800 King Road
LocationAbbotsford, British Columbia
Coordinates49°01′50″N 122°17′14″W / 49.030665°N 122.287145°W / 49.030665; -122.287145
OwnerCity of Abbotsford
OperatorAbbotsford Canucks Limited Partnership[1]
CapacityHockey: 7,000
Basketball: 7,046
Concerts: 8,500
Construction
Broke groundSeptember 24, 2007
OpenedMay 10, 2009
Construction costC$66.2 million
($90.9 million in 2023 dollars[2])
ArchitectPBK Architects
Project managerMHPM Project Managers Inc.[3]
Structural engineerCochrane Engineering[3]
General contractorPCL Constructors Westcoast Inc.[4]
Tenants
Abbotsford Heat (AHL) (2009–2014)
BC Angels (LFL Canada) (2012)
Fraser Valley Thunderbirds (BCMML) (2018–present)
Fraser Valley Bandits (CEBL) (2019–2021)
Abbotsford Canucks (AHL) (2021–present)

Abbotsford Centre, formerly Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre, is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Abbotsford, British Columbia. The arena was expected to cost $64.7 million.[5] Construction began on September 24, 2007.[6] As of 2023, it is the home of the Abbotsford Canucks of the American Hockey League (AHL) after previously hosting AHL's Abbotsford Heat from 2009 to 2014.[7]

  1. ^ "Arena Info - Abbotsford Centre - Abbotsford Centre".
  2. ^ 1688 to 1923: Geloso, Vincent, A Price Index for Canada, 1688 to 1850 (December 6, 2016). Afterwards, Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021. and table 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  3. ^ a b City of Abbotsford, B.C. bundles projects to get them done Archived April 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ PCL: Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Centre
  5. ^ City of Abbotsford (March 29, 2007). Plan A Financial Summary. Retrieved on April 11, 2007.
  6. ^ "Abbotsford Gets Lowdown on Entertainment and Sports Centre". Abbotsford Times. February 15, 2008.
  7. ^ "The HEAT is on for 2009-10 AHL season" (PDF). Fraser Valley Sports & Entertainment Ltd. May 14, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 11, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2009.