CAA Centre

Not to be confused with CAA Arena.

CAA Centre

The Brampton Steelheads playing the Brantford Bulldogs in their home opener for the 2024-2025 OHL season.
Former names	Brampton Centre for Sports and Entertainment (1998–2005) Powerade Centre (2005–2018)
Location	7575 Kennedy Road Brampton, ON
Owner	City of Brampton
Operator	Realstar, Inc.
Capacity	Hockey or basketball 5,000 Concerts 3,800
Surface	Multi-surface
Construction
Broke ground	June 1997
Opened	September 11, 1998
Construction cost	$26.5 million
Architect	Brisbin Brook Beynon, Architects
General contractor	Edilcan Construction Corporation
Tenants
Brampton Excelsiors (MSL) (1999–2014) Brampton Excelsiors (OJALL) (1999–2014) Brampton Battalion (OHL) (1998–2013) Bramalea Blues (OPJHL) (2008–2010) Brampton Inferno (CLax) (2012–2013) Peel Avengers (CLax) (2012) Brampton Beast (ECHL) (2013–2020) Brampton A's (NBL Canada) (2013–2015) Brampton Honey Badgers (CEBL) (2023–present) Brampton Steelheads (OHL) (2024–present)

The CAA Centre (formerly the Brampton Centre for Sports & Entertainment and the Powerade Centre) ^[1] is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. It was built in 1998, and officially opened the same year on October 7. In 2023, the arena became home to the Brampton Honey Badgers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. ^[2] In April 2023, it hosted the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship. It is also home to the new tenants, the Brampton Steelheads of the Ontario Hockey League as of May 2024. It was previously home to the Brampton Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League, the Brampton Beast of the ECHL, and the Brampton Excelsiors lacrosse teams.

In the main arena, the seats are purple, with private suites located around the top of seating area. The club seats are on the penalty box side of the arena. There is a video scoreboard that was added for the Brampton Beast's inaugural season. The concourse is horseshoe-shaped. It is located at 7575 Kennedy Road, on the south side of the city, between Steeles Avenue and Highway 407.

The main arena is part of the Brampton Sports Complex that includes three smaller ice pads and outdoor softball diamonds, as well as the TD Cricket Arena which hosted the Global T20 Canada tournament from 2019-2024, ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} and is scheduled to host the Canada Super60 League starting in 2025. ^{[7] [8]} The city has proposed to construct a new 20,000 seat cricket stadium for $49 million on the location. ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. Graeme Frisque (March 22, 2018). "Brampton's Powerade Centre getting new sponsor and name". Brampton Guardian. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
2. "CEBL to Relocate Honey Badgers to Bramptons's CAA Centre". 28 November 2022.
3. Mauntah, Richard (2023-07-19). "Top-level cricket back in Brampton after long absence with Global T20 Canada". Toronto Sun . Retrieved 2024-12-06.
4. "Second Edition of Global T20 Canada League to begin from July last week". Inside Sport. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
5. "Brampton to host second edition of Global T20 Canada". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
6. "Russell, Gayle and Shakib among marquee names drafted at GT20". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
7. "CAA Centre in Brampton, Ont. to stage new Canada Super 60 cricket league in July". CBC News. 2025-02-14. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
8. "CANADA SUPER60 LEAGUE SET TO TRANSFORM CRICKET IN NORTH AMERICA". Canada Super60 League. 2025-01-30. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
9. "Proposed cricket stadium in new 'Uptown' Brampton neighbourhood one step closer to becoming reality". Brampton Guardian. 2025-02-07. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
10. "City Lands". City of Brampton. Retrieved 2025-04-02.

External links

• Official site

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