Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex

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Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex
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Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex
Location Coquitlam, British Columbia
OwnerCity of Coquitlam
Capacity 2200 [1]
SurfaceArtificial ice
Tenants
Coquitlam Express (BCHL) (2001–2005, 2010–)
Coquitlam Adanacs (WLA)
Vancouver NE Chiefs (BCMML) (2015–2017)
Main arena during a Coquitlam Express B.C. Hockey League game. Main arena at the Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex.jpg
Main arena during a Coquitlam Express B.C. Hockey League game.

Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex is a 190,000-square-foot multi-purpose all-season recreation complex in Coquitlam, British Columbia.

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Arena

The arena-side of the facility is used by a wide variety of groups, including hockey, lacrosse and ringette teams and figure skaters for hosting national tournaments.

The facility has three playing surfaces. Arena 1 features a 200' x 80' playing surface with seating for 2,200 spectators. [1] Arena 2 and 3 feature a 200' x 85' NHL standard playing surface. All three Arenas can be converted for both ice and dry floor use.

The facility is home to the Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame, as well as the Coquitlam Express of the British Columbia Hockey League, the Coquitlam Adanacs of the Western Lacrosse Association and the Coquitlam Adanacs of the BC Junior A Lacrosse League.

Pool

The pool-side of the facility includes:

Expansion and renovation

In 2010, the old Coquitlam Sports Centre underwent a $62 million expansion and renovation: [2] [3]

Energy efficiency

The facility has been built according to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver Standard, including:

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References

  1. 1 2 City of Coquitlam: Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex Retrieved on 11 March 2009
  2. City of Coquitlam: Sports Centre Renewal Project
  3. Tri-City News: Chimo pool project Archived 2009-03-19 at the Wayback Machine 10 March 2009

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