Thunderbird Sports Centre

Doug Mitchell
Thunderbird Sports Centre
The Doug, UBC Thunderbird Arena
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Former namesUBC Winter Sports Centre
LocationUniversity Endowment Lands, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates49°15′39.98″N 123°14′35.00″W / 49.2611056°N 123.2430556°W / 49.2611056; -123.2430556
CapacityIce hockey: 7,500
Concerts: 8,000
Construction
Broke groundApril 2006
OpenedJuly 7, 2008
Construction costC$47.8 million
ArchitectKasian Architecture
Tenants
UBC Thunderbirds (U Sports) (2008–present)
2010 Winter Olympics
2016 CIS Men's Basketball Championship
Vancouver Canucks (Practice Facility)

The Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre (formerly UBC Winter Sports Centre, also known as UBC Thunderbird Arena) is a LEED Silver certified indoor arena in Greater Vancouver, on the campus of the University of British Columbia. Located in the University Endowment Lands, it is just outside the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia. The arena is home to the UBC Thunderbirds men's and women's ice hockey teams, and contains one international-size 61 m × 30 m (200 ft × 98.4 ft) ice rink.