Coquitlam Sports Centre
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Coquitlam Sports Centre is a multi-purpose all-season recreation complex in Coquitlam, British Columbia
. The facility is used by a wide variety of groups including hockey
, lacrosse
, and ringette
teams, curlers, and figure skaters.
The facility has 3 different playing surfaces. The main arena
features a 185' x 85' playing surface with seating for 1500 spectators. An annex provides an additional NHL standard 200' x 85' playing surface and a six sheet curling rink. There is also features a sports lounge next to the curling rink.
The Sports Centre is the home of the Coquitlam Adanacs
of the Western Lacrosse Association
, and of the Coquitlam Express of the British Columbia Hockey League
. On 14 January 2010, it was announced that the BCHL Board of Governors unanimously approved the relocation of the franchise back to the Coquitlam Sports Centre for the 2010/11 season.
, the Sports Centre is currently undergoing a $62 million expansion and renovation:
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. The facility is used by a wide variety of groups including hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
, lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
, and ringette
Ringette
Ringette is a team sport played on an ice surface. Played primarily by females, Ringette requires the use of straight sticks to control a rubber ring; with the objective of the game being to score goals by shooting the ring into the opponent's net. It was introduced by Sam Jacks in North Bay,...
teams, curlers, and figure skaters.
The facility has 3 different playing surfaces. The main arena
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
features a 185' x 85' playing surface with seating for 1500 spectators. An annex provides an additional NHL standard 200' x 85' playing surface and a six sheet curling rink. There is also features a sports lounge next to the curling rink.
The Sports Centre is the home of the Coquitlam Adanacs
Coquitlam Adanacs
The Coquitlam Adanacs are a Canadian box lacrosse team based in Coquitlam, British Columbia. The Adanacs play in B.C.'s seven team Western Lacrosse Association , whose champion competes against Ontario's Major Series Lacrosse champion for the Mann Cup every September.The Adanacs originally started...
of the Western Lacrosse Association
Western Lacrosse Association
The Western Lacrosse Association is an amateur league of men's Senior A box lacrosse sanctioned by the Canadian Lacrosse Association. It consists of seven teams, based in cities throughout southwestern British Columbia. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the right to compete against the...
, and of the Coquitlam Express of the British Columbia Hockey League
British Columbia Hockey League
The British Columbia Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada, a subsection of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 16 teams. These teams play in two conferences, known as the Coastal and the Interior...
. On 14 January 2010, it was announced that the BCHL Board of Governors unanimously approved the relocation of the franchise back to the Coquitlam Sports Centre for the 2010/11 season.
Expansion and renovation
With the completion of the adjacent Chimo Aquatic and Fitness CentreChimo Aquatic and Fitness Centre
The Chimo Aquatic and Fitness Centre is a indoor aquatic centre located in central Coquitlam, British Columbia, next to the Coquitlam Sports Centre. The building was designed by Hughes Condon Marler Architects, built at a cost of $12.4 million , and opened in the spring of 2008...
, the Sports Centre is currently undergoing a $62 million expansion and renovation:
- Expansion of main arena to 1780 seats plus 215 standing, with the ice surface extended to the NHL standard length of 200 feet
- Replacement of the recreational arena
- Replacement of the curling rink
- Lobby improvements to integrate the facility with the Aquatic and Fitness Centre
- New washrooms, concession areas, dressing rooms, and administration areas