WFCU Centre

WFCU Centre
WFCU Centre is located in Ontario
WFCU Centre
WFCU Centre
Location within Ontario
WFCU Centre is located in Canada
WFCU Centre
WFCU Centre
Location within Canada
Full nameWindsor Family Credit Union Centre
Address8787 McHugh Street
LocationWindsor, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates42°19′07″N 82°55′40″W / 42.3186°N 82.9279°W / 42.3186; -82.9279
OwnerCity of Windsor
OperatorComcast Spectacor
Capacity
  • 6,450 ice hockey
  • 6,500 end stage concert
  • 4,500 hybrid concert
  • 3,000 theatre concert
  • 670 premium club seats
  • 31 luxury private suites
  • 2 party/group suites
Field size302,000 sq ft (28,100 m2)
Scoreboard8 sided, 24 feet in diameter
Construction
Broke groundJanuary 22, 2007[1]
Built2007–2008
OpenedDecember 11, 2008
Construction costC$71 million[1]
($97.8 million in 2023 dollars[2])
ArchitectBBB Architects, Ltd.
Structural engineerHGS Consulting Engineers Ltd.[3]
Services engineerVollmer & Associates[4]
General contractorPCR Contractors
Tenants
Windsor Spitfires (OHL) (2008–Present)
Windsor Express (BSL) (2012–Present)
Website
wfcu-centre.com

WFCU Centre is a multi-sport complex, including arena and entertainment centre in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The facility includes 3 public rinks, the “Main Bowl”, a swimming pool and a gym. WFCU Centre replaced the 84-year-old Windsor Arena as the primary home of the Windsor Spitfires. It opened on December 11, 2008, in the east end of the city. WFCU Centre is owned by the City of Windsor, operated by Comcast Spectacor, and named for Windsor Family Credit Union.

  1. ^ a b "Arena Kickoff Ends 30 Years of Waiting". Windsor Star. January 22, 2007. Archived from the original on November 17, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2007.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Windsor Family Credit Centre". HGS Consulting Engineers Ltd. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  4. ^ "Commercial". Vollmer & Associates. Retrieved October 17, 2013.