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 The interior of FirstOntario Centre in December 2018 | |
  FirstOntario Centre Location within Ontario  FirstOntario Centre Location within Canada | |
| Former names | Copps Coliseum (1985–2014) |
|---|---|
| Address | 101 York Boulevard |
| Location | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°15′33″N 79°52′21″W / 43.25917°N 79.87250°W |
| Owner | City of Hamilton |
| Operator | Core Entertainment (HUPEG and Oak View Group) |
| Capacity | Hockey: 17,383 Concerts 19,000 |
| Field size | 200 x 85 feet (expandable to 200 x 100) |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | July 8, 1983[1] |
| Built | 1983–1985 |
| Opened | November 30, 1985[5] |
| Renovated | 2024–2025 (planned) |
| Construction cost | C$42.7 million ($106 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | Parkin Architects Ltd. Sink Combs Dethlefs[3] |
| Project manager | STERRY Support Services Ltd. |
| Structural engineer | John A. Martin & Associates[4] |
| General contractor | Pigott Construction |
| Tenants | |
| Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL) 1985–1988 Dukes of Hamilton (OHL) 1989–1991 Hamilton Skyhawks (WBL/NBL) 1992–1993 Hamilton Canucks (AHL) 1992–1994 Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) 1996–2015 Ontario Raiders (NLL) 1998 Hamilton Honey Badgers (CEBL) 2019–2022 Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL) 2015–2023 Toronto Rock (NLL) 2021–present | |
| Website | |
| https://www.coreentertainment.ca/venues/detail/firstontario-centre | |
FirstOntario Centre (originally Copps Coliseum) is a sports and entertainment arena at the corner of Bay Street North and York Boulevard in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1985, it has a capacity of up to 19,000.
- ^ "Balsillie Picked NHL Consultant for Copps Job". The Hamilton Spectator. May 30, 2009. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Awards". Sink Combs Dethlefs. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
- ^ "Entertainment". John A. Martin & Associates. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ Hall, Dave (November 30, 1985). "A Major League Gamble Rolls Today". Windsor Star. Retrieved September 23, 2011.