Canada Life Centre

Canada Life Centre
The Phone Booth[1][2]
Canada Life Centre as the MTS Centre in 2010.
Canada Life Centre is located in Manitoba
Canada Life Centre
Canada Life Centre
Location in Manitoba
Canada Life Centre is located in Canada
Canada Life Centre
Canada Life Centre
Location in Canada
Former namesTrue North Centre (planning/construction)
MTS Centre (2004–2017)
Bell MTS Place (2017–2021)
Address300 Portage Avenue
LocationWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Coordinates49°53′34″N 97°8′37″W / 49.89278°N 97.14361°W / 49.89278; -97.14361
OwnerTrue North Sports & Entertainment
OperatorTrue North Sports & Entertainment
CapacityIce hockey: 15,321
Concerts: 16,345
Record attendance17,000 (Metallica concert - September 13, 2018)[3]
SurfaceIce
Construction
Broke groundApril 16, 2003[4]
BuiltApril 2003 - November 2004
OpenedNovember 16, 2004
Construction costCA$133.5 million
($230 million in 2023 dollars[5])
ArchitectSink Combs Dethlefs
Number TEN Architectural Group
Smith Carter
Project managerHammes Company
Structural engineerMartin/Martin, Inc. / Crosier Kilgour[6]
Services engineerM*E/MCW-AGE[7]
General contractorPCL Constructors Canada Inc.[8]
Tenants
Winnipeg Jets (NHL) (2011–present)
Manitoba Moose (AHL) (2004–2011, 2015–present)
Winnipeg Sea Bears (CEBL) (2023–present)
Winnipeg Alliance FC (CMISL) (2007, 2010)
Winnipeg Ice (WHL) (2023)
Website
Venue Website

Canada Life Centre (formerly Bell MTS Place) is an indoor arena in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is the home of the National Hockey League's Winnipeg Jets and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Manitoba Moose.[9][10][11]

The arena stands on the site of the former Eaton's Winnipeg store, and is owned and operated by True North Sports & Entertainment. The 440,000 square feet[4] (41,000 m2) building was constructed at a cost of $133.5 million CAD. It opened on November 16, 2004, as MTS Centre, replacing the since-demolished Winnipeg Arena. It has a capacity of 15,321 for hockey and 16,345 for concerts.

  1. ^ "The Phone Booth is rockin'". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  2. ^ Kreviazuk, Chris (January 23, 2012). "Fixing Up The Phone Booth". NHL.com. Winnipeg Jets. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "Metallica breaks attendance record, dishes $10K to Winnipeg Harvest". CBC.ca. September 14, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Quick Facts". True North Sports & Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Crosier Kilgour - Projects". Archived from the original on September 7, 2011.
  7. ^ "Number TEN Group - Recreation".
  8. ^ "MTS Centre | Buildings | EMPORIS". November 2, 2012. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ "True North relocates AHL franchise to Winnipeg". Winnipeg Jets. March 12, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  10. ^ Roberts, Meghan (March 12, 2015). "Winnipeggers and local businesses welcome AHL team". CTV Winnipeg. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  11. ^ "TRUE NORTH SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED UNVEILS MANITOBA MOOSE AS NAME OF AHL FRANCHISE & ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF TICKET CAMPAIGN". MooseHockey.com. Manitoba Moose. May 4, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015.