Rogers Arena
Overview
Rogers Arena is a multi-purpose arena located at 800 Griffiths Way in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the home to the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL and the Vancouver Warriors of the NLL. The arena has hosted numerous notable events, including the ice hockey tournaments at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Quick Facts
- Type
- arena
- Coordinates
- 49.2778, -123.1089
Good to know
- Fees & reservations
Construction cost — C$160 million
More details
- Opened
- 1995
- Original name
- General Motors Place
- Renamed
- Rogers Arena on July 6, 2010
- Home teams
- Vancouver Canucks (NHL), Vancouver Warriors (NLL)
- Former home team
- Vancouver Grizzlies (NBA) from 1995 to 2001
- Olympic name
- Canada Hockey Place during the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Renovation phases
- Three phases starting from 2022, with completion expected in 2025
- Renovation details
- Phase one: players dressing room and team staff area; Phase two: new centre-hung video board and ribbon board; Phase three: replacement of all seats in the upper and lower bowl
- VIP restaurant
- Being added between the two tunnels leading to the home and away team benches
- Naming rights
- Rogers Communications under a 10-year deal starting July 6, 2010
- Theatrical scrims
- Installed in 2010, last used in 2015-16 season
- Trade union
- Employees belong to the Christian Labour Association of Canada
- Food service workers
- Represented by UNITE-HERE local 40, employed by Aramark
- Event technical employees
- Provided through Riggit Services Inc.
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