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  Progressive Auto Sales Arena Location within Ontario  Progressive Auto Sales Arena Location within Canada | |
| Former names | Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre (1999–2009; 2015–2016) RBC Centre (2009–2015) |
|---|---|
| Address | 1455 London Road |
| Location | Sarnia, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 42°58′37″N 82°20′49″W / 42.97694°N 82.34694°W |
| Public transit | Route 9, Sarnia Transit |
| Owner | City of Sarnia |
| Operator | City of Sarnia |
| Type | Arena |
| Genre(s) | sporting events, concerts |
| Executive suites | 43 |
| Capacity | 4,118 (Hockey) (5,500 with standing room) 6,000 (Concerts) |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1997 |
| Opened | September 7, 1998[4] |
| Construction cost | CA$15.9 million ($27.4 million in 2023 dollars[1]) |
| Architect | PBK Architects |
| Structural engineer | Schorn Consultants Inc.[2] |
| Services engineer | Integrated Engineering[3] |
| General contractor | Ball Construction Ltd. |
| Tenants | |
| Sarnia Sting (OHL) 1998–present | |
| Website | |
| www | |
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The Progressive Auto Sales Arena is a 5,500-capacity (4,118-seated) multi-purpose arena in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the campus of Lambton College and opened in September 1998. The Progressive Auto Sales Arena is currently home to the Sarnia Sting OHL ice hockey team. The Sarnia Legionnaires (1969–) Junior B hockey club holds its training camp at the facility before moving to Sarnia Arena for its regular schedule.
The arena features two NHL-sized ice pads, 43 luxury suites, and an in-house, full-service restaurant.
Artists such as Crash Test Dummies, Blue Man Group, Bryan Adams and Elton John have played there, and it has also hosted Stars on Ice.
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- ^ "Sarnia Sports & Entertainment Centre". Schorn Consultants Inc. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ "Past Projects". Integrated Engineering. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ "Selected Public-Private Partnerships Across Canada" (PDF). The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships. Retrieved October 17, 2013.