Winnipeg Arena

Winnipeg Arena
Map
Address1430 Maroons Road
LocationWinnipeg, Manitoba
Coordinates49°53′13″N 97°11′52″W / 49.88694°N 97.19778°W / 49.88694; -97.19778
OwnerWinnipeg Enterprises Corp.
OperatorWinnipeg Enterprises Corp.
CapacityIce hockey: 10,100 WHA
Ice hockey: 15,393 NHL
Ice hockey: 13,985 AHL
Construction
Broke groundOctober 19, 1954
OpenedOctober 18, 1955
ClosedNovember 7, 2004
DemolishedMarch 26, 2006
Construction cost$2.5 million CAD
($27.9 million in 2023 dollars[1])
ArchitectHerbert Henry Gatenby Moody Moody and Moore Architects
Tenants
Winnipeg Warriors (WHL) (1955–1961)
Winnipeg Jets/Clubs/Monarchs (WCHL) (1967–1977)
Winnipeg Jets (WHA / NHL) (1972–1996)
Winnipeg Warriors (WHL) (1980–1984)
Winnipeg Thunder (WBL / NBL) (1992–1994)
Manitoba Moose (IHL / AHL) (1996–2004)

Winnipeg Arena was an indoor arena located in the Polo Park district of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

The arena was the city's premier ice hockey venue from 1955 to 2004 and is best remembered as the home of the first Winnipeg Jets franchise, which played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 to 1979 and the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1979 to 1996. It was also home to junior and minor league teams such as the Manitoba Moose (1996–2004) and Winnipeg Warriors (1955–1961). The arena closed after the completion of the MTS Centre in November 2004 and was later demolished. A retail and commercial complex occupies the site today.[2]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "There's a new Marshalls in town". Winnipeg Free Press. March 3, 2013.