Co-op Place

Last updated
Co-op Place
Canada Alberta relief location map - transverse mercator proj.svg
Red pog.svg
Co-op Place
Location within Alberta
Canada relief map 2.svg
Red pog.svg
Co-op Place
Location within Canada
Former namesMedicine Hat Events Centre
Canalta Centre (2017–2020)
Address2802 Box Springs Way NW
Location Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates 50°04′02″N110°44′05″W / 50.06722°N 110.73472°W / 50.06722; -110.73472
OwnerCity of Medicine Hat
OperatorCity of Medicine Hat
Capacity Hockey: 7,100
Construction
Broke ground2013
OpenedSept. 23, 2015
ArchitectArchitecture 49 Inc.
Tenants
Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) (2015–present)
Website
coopplace.ca

Co-op Place (formerly Canalta Centre) is a 7,100-seat indoor arena located in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. It opened on August 22, 2015 as the new home of the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League, replacing the Medicine Hat Arena. [1] [2]

Contents

History

The arena was initially operated by SMG (now ASM Global) under a contract with the city. In the first two years of operation the arena management team successfully worked with national entertainment producers bringing several major artists and events to the facility. Lack of public support in terms of ticket sales (including to the WHL Tigers games) was very poor which resulted in the City's operating costs being higher than expected. [3] [4] In April 2020, the city announced that it would not renew its contract with ASM Global, and that operations for the arena would be brought in-house. [5]

Canalta Hotels initially held the naming rights to the arena. In 2020, South Country Co-op acquired the naming rights, renaming the arena Co-op Place. [6]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Medicine Hat</span> City in Alberta, Canada

Medicine Hat is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada. It is located along the South Saskatchewan River. It is approximately 169 km (105 mi) east of Lethbridge and 295 km (183 mi) southeast of Calgary. This city and the adjacent Town of Redcliff to the northwest are within Cypress County. Medicine Hat was the sixth-largest city in Alberta in 2016 with a population of 63,230. It is also the sunniest place in Canada according to Environment and Climate Change Canada, averaging 2,544 hours of sunshine a year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Northlands Coliseum</span> Indoor arena in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canada Life Centre</span> Multi-purpose arena and sports venue in Winnipeg

Canada Life Centre is an indoor arena in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba. The arena is the home of the National Hockey League's Winnipeg Jets and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Manitoba Moose.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Delaware North</span> American food service and hospitality company

Delaware North is a global food service and hospitality company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. The company also operates in the lodging, sporting, airport, gambling, and entertainment industries. The company employs over 55,000 people worldwide and has over $3.2 billion in annual revenues.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coca-Cola Coliseum</span> Arena at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Coca-Cola Coliseum is an arena at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, used for agricultural displays, ice hockey, and trade shows. It was built for the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) and the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in 1921. Since 1997 it has been part of the Enercare Centre exhibition complex. It serves as the home arena of the Toronto Marlies ice hockey team, the American Hockey League farm team of the Toronto Maple Leafs. For the 2015 Pan American Games the venue hosted the gymnastics competitions and was known as the Toronto Coliseum.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Huntington Place</span> Convention center in Detroit

Huntington Place is a convention center in Downtown Detroit, owned by the Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority (DRCFA) and operated by ASM Global. Located at 1 Washington Boulevard, the facility was originally named after former Mayor of Detroit Albert Cobo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Newcastle Arena</span> Multi-purpose indoor arena in Newcastle upon Tyne, England

The Utilita Arena Newcastle is a large indoor arena in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Owned and operated by The LA Fund and sponsored by Utilita Energy, it hosts music, entertainment, sports and business events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SaskTel Centre</span> Multi-use indoor arena in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

SaskTel Centre is an arena located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The facility opened in February 1988 and is currently the home venue of the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League, the Saskatchewan Rattlers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League, and the Saskatchewan Rush of the National Lacrosse League, with the arena being referred to as Co-op Field at SaskTel Centre during Rush games.

The Medicine Hat Arena is a 4,006-seat multi-purpose arena in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. It was built in 1970 to replace Arena Gardens, the old rink that burned down in a fire where the Medicine Hat Inn is now situated. It was home to the Medicine Hat Tigers ice hockey team. In recent years, the building has received upgrades including new plastic seats to replace the rainbow wooden benches that nicknamed the rink "The Smartie Box". A new scoreboard, sound system, heating system, lighting system and front entrance have been added. The Tigers sold out every game for over five seasons, finally ending on March 29, 2008, when they played to a crowd of 3,788, 218 short of a sell-out.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brandt Centre</span> Multi-use indoor arena in Regina, Saskatchewan

The Brandt Centre is an indoor arena at REAL District in Regina, Saskatchewan. Built in 1977, it is the home arena for the WHL's Regina Pats. It is owned by the city of Regina and operated by the Regina Exhibition Association Ltd. (REAL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coventry Building Society Arena</span> Multi-use sports stadium in West Midlands, England

The Coventry Building Society Arena is a complex in Coventry, England. It includes a 32,609-seater stadium which is currently home to football team, Championship club Coventry City F.C. along with facilities which include a 6,000 square metres (65,000 sq ft) exhibition hall, a hotel and a casino. The site is also home to Arena Park Shopping Centre, containing one of UK's largest Tesco Extra hypermarkets. Built on the site of the Foleshill gasworks, it is named after its sponsor, Coventry Building Society who entered into a ten-year sponsorship deal in 2021. For the 2012 Summer Olympics, where stadium naming sponsorship was forbidden, the stadium was known as the City of Coventry Stadium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CHAT-TV</span> Citytv affiliate in Medicine Hat, Alberta

CHAT-TV is a television station in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, affiliated with Citytv. Owned by the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, the station has studios at 10 Boundary Road SE in the nearby town of Redcliff, and its transmitter is located near the Trans-Canada Highway and Range Road 80, northwest of Redcliff.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SMG (property management)</span> Defunct property management group

SMG, formerly Spectacor Management Group, was an American worldwide venue management group headquartered in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, that specialized in managing publicly owned facilities. It began their operation in 1977 with management of the Louisiana Superdome. It was one of the largest property management corporations in the world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Northlands (organization)</span>

Edmonton Northlands, operating as Northlands, was a non-profit volunteer organization in Edmonton, Alberta. The organization owned exhibition grounds in northeast Edmonton collectively known as the Edmonton Northlands, which included venues such as the Northlands Park raceway, the Edmonton Expo Centre, and Northlands Coliseum–the former home of the Edmonton Oilers. The organization also hosted the annual exhibition K-Days, and the agricultural show Farmfair International.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daryl Katz</span> Canadian businessman and philanthropist

Daryl Allan Katz is a Canadian billionaire businessman and philanthropist. Katz is founder and chairman of the Katz Group of Companies, one of Canada's largest privately owned enterprises, with pharmacy, sports & entertainment, and real estate development businesses. Katz Group owns the Edmonton Oilers, and led the development of Rogers Place and the Ice District. Katz is a former lawyer, and resides in Edmonton.

REAL District, formerly known as Evraz Place and Regina Exhibition Park, is a 102-acre sport complex and exhibition grounds in Regina, Saskatchewan, operated by the Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL). The area is home to Mosaic Stadium, an outdoor stadium and home of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, and Brandt Centre, an indoor arena and home of the Regina Pats. Brandt Centre is connected to an interconnected series of various convention and sports facilities, including the Viterra International Trade Centre, Canada Place, the AffinityPlex, the Queensbury Convention Centre, and The Co-operators Centre, a six-rink hockey facility. The complex is host site of the Queen City Ex, as well as Canadian Western Agribition and Canada's Farm Show.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saskatoon Co-op</span>

Saskatoon Co-operative Association Limited is a retail cooperative. A member of Federated Co-operatives, it is headquartered in Saskatoon and has operations in the city and surrounding municipalities

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hockey for All Centre</span> Ice hockey venue in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Hockey for All Centre is an ice hockey facility located in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Place Bell</span>

Place Bell is a multi-purpose arena in Laval, Quebec, Canada. The complex includes a 10,000 seat main arena which is the home of the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League and two smaller community ice rinks, one of which has Olympic size ice.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saskatchewan Rush</span> NLL professional box lacrosse team

The Saskatchewan Rush is a Canadian professional box lacrosse team based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Formerly the Edmonton Rush, they are members of the Western Conference of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) and play their home games on Co-op Field at SaskTel Centre. The Rush have won the NLL championship twice since their move to Saskatchewan, in 2016 and in 2018.

References

  1. "Canalta Centre Grand Opening". CHAT Television. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  2. SCOL News. "Canalta Centre Set to Open its Doors". Swiftcurrentonline.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017.
  3. "Operating costs balloon at Co-op Place". Medicine Hat News. January 27, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  4. "Canalta Centre general manager dismissed". chatnewstoday.ca. September 28, 2017. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017.
  5. Brown, Chris; Roblin, Scott. "City to assume Canalta Centre operations". CHAT News Today. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  6. Goodwein, Tiffany. "Regional event centre to be renamed Co-op Place". CHAT News Today. Retrieved December 14, 2021.