Scotiabank Saddledome

Not to be confused with Scotiabank Arena or Scotiabank Centre.
For the arena in Ottawa (formerly known as Scotiabank Place), see Canadian Tire Centre.

Scotiabank Saddledome
The Dome
The Saddledome and Calgary skyline
Scotiabank Saddledome in 2020
Map
Former namesOlympic Saddledome (1983–95)
Canadian Airlines Saddledome (1995–2000)
Pengrowth Saddledome (2000–10)
Address555 Saddledome Rise SE
LocationCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates51°02′15″N 114°03′07″W / 51.03750°N 114.05194°W / 51.03750; -114.05194 (Scotiabank Saddledome)
Public transit Victoria Park/Stampede
OwnerCity of Calgary
Operator
Capacity19,289
Ice hockey
  • 20,240 (1988–95)
Field size474,000 sq ft (44,000 m2)
Construction
Broke groundJuly 29, 1981; 43 years ago (1981-07-29)[1]
OpenedOctober 15, 1983; 41 years ago (1983-10-15)
Renovated1994; 30 years ago (1994)
Construction costC$97.7 million
($310 million in 2023 dollars[6])

Renovation:
1994: C$37 million
($67.8 million in 2023 dollars[6])
ArchitectGraham McCourt Architects
Structural engineerJan Bobrowski and Partners Ltd.[2]
Services engineerVinto Engineering Ltd.[3]
General contractorCANA Construction Co. Ltd.[4]
Main contractorsSE Johnson[5]
Tenants
Calgary Flames (NHL) (1983–present)
Calgary 88s (WBL) (1988–1992)
Calgary Rad'z (RHI) (1993)
Calgary Outlaws (NBL) (1994)
Calgary Hitmen (WHL) (1995–present)
Calgary Roughnecks (NLL) (2001–present)
Stockton Heat (AHL) (2021)
Calgary Wranglers (AHL) (2022–present)
Calgary Surge (CEBL) (2024-present)
Website
scotiabanksaddledome.com

Scotiabank Saddledome is a multi-use indoor arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located in Stampede Park in the southeast end of downtown Calgary, the Saddledome was built in 1983 to replace the Stampede Corral as the home of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League, and to host ice hockey and figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

The facility also hosts concerts, conferences and other sporting championships, and events for the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede. It underwent a major renovation in 1994–95 and sold its naming rights, during which its original name of Olympic Saddledome was changed to Canadian Airlines Saddledome. The facility was given the name Pengrowth Saddledome in 2000, after Pengrowth Management Ltd. signed a ten-year agreement.[7] It adopted its current name in October 2010 as Scotiabank signed on as title sponsor.[8]

The Saddledome is owned by the City of Calgary, who leases it to the Saddledome Foundation, a non-profit organization, to oversee its operation. Since 1996, it has been managed by the Flames. The Saddledome was damaged during the 2013 Alberta floods in June and July that year,[9][10] but was repaired and reopened in time for the 2013–14 NHL season.[11]

The arena's roof is shaped like a horse saddle, thus earning the name "Saddledome".

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  2. ^ "CPCI History – CPCI – Canadian Precast Prestressed Concrete Institute www.cpci.ca". Cpci.ca. Archived from the original on 2010-08-29. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
  3. ^ Bobrowski, Jan (1 April 1987). "The Saddledome: the Olympic ice stadium in Calgary". Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. 14 (2): 239–256. doi:10.1139/l87-037.
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  5. ^ "Welcome to S.E. Johnson - SE Johnson". SE Johnson. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  6. ^ a b 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 2024-05-08.
  7. ^ "Calgary Flames clear hurdle". June 29, 2000. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  8. ^ Toneguzzi, Mario (October 8, 2010). "Calgary Flames announce new name for arena: 'Scotiabank' Saddledome". Global News. Calgary Herald. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  9. ^ Luke Fox (21 June 2013). "Flooding waters damage Calgary Saddledome". Sportsnet. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Flames front office recalls 'devastating' damage to Saddledome". Calgary Herald. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Saddledome to re-open". City News. July 25, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2024.