Coca-Cola Coliseum

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Coca-Cola Coliseum
The facade of the Coca-Cola Coliseum (2005)
The facade of the Coca-Cola Coliseum (2005)
Earlier names

CNE Coliseum (1921–2003)
Royal Coliseum
Ricoh Coliseum (2003–2018)
Toronto Coliseum ( Pan American Games 2015 )

Data
place 45 Manitoba Drive Toronto , Ontario M6K 3C3, Canada
CanadaCanada
Coordinates 43 ° 38 '8.3 "  N , 79 ° 24' 54.1"  W Coordinates: 43 ° 38 '8.3 "  N , 79 ° 24' 54.1"  W.
owner Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
start of building 1920
opening December 16, 1921
Extensions 1963, 1997, 2003
surface Parquet
ice surface
costs 0CAD 1 million (construction costs 1921)
0CAD 3 million (1963 renovation)
CAD 38 million (2003 renovation)
architect George FW Price (1921)
capacity 9,250 seats (concerts)
7,851 seats (ice hockey)
8,140 seats (with standing room)
Societies)
Events

The Coca-Cola Coliseum is a multi-purpose hall in Exhibition Place in the Canadian city ​​of Toronto in the province of Ontario . The building was completed in 1921 and opened to the public on December 16 of that year. It was the joint construction project of the exhibition - and fair events Canadian National Exhibition and Royal Agricultural Winter Fair . Events of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair have been held at the Coca-Cola Coliseum since 1922 . The hall used to be called CNE Coliseum and Ricoh Coliseum. In 2007, the BMO Field , the largest pure football stadium in Canada , was built not far from the Coliseum .

history

Initially the hall was called the Civic Arena . On April 4, 1922, Johnny Dundee boxed against Jimmy Goodrich in the arena in front of 11,900 spectators . This was a new record for an indoor sporting event in Toronto. That changed when the Maple Leaf Gardens opened in 1931. During the Second World War from 1942 to 1945 the building was used as a training base for the Canadian Army and was known as the Manning Depot . After the war the horse shows of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair , the Canadian National Exhibition and other events took place in the Coliseum . In the meantime it also served as a horse stable . In the 1960s, the southern facade was renovated and clad in black and white. In 1997 the National Trade Center Exhibition Complex was built. This construction also included new buildings to the south and southeast of the Coliseum . In addition, the facade cladding was removed again.

In 2003 the hall was extensively renovated for the American Hockey League team of the Toronto Roadrunners . It was u. a. the roof is raised for a larger audience. The renovation costs amounted to 38 million CAD . The Japanese office communications company Ricoh then became the arena's name sponsor . The Roadrunners were a farm team from the Edmonton Oilers . The first ice hockey game took place on November 1, 2003. The Toronto Roadrunners drew 1: 1 from the Rochester Americans . The Roadrunners only played one season in Toronto. After little audience interest and a lawsuit, the team was relocated to Edmonton as Edmonton Road Runners .

In 2005 the Toronto Maple Leafs ' farm team , the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL), moved into the Ricoh Coliseum and was renamed the Toronto Marlies . The first game of the Marlies took place on October 12, 2005 against the Syracuse Crunch in front of 8,056 spectators. The hosts won 5-2 against the team from Syracuse . Since the renovation, the hall has been the venue for professional ice hockey, as well as concerts, figure skating shows, the Royal Canadian Horse Show during the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and other events of the Canadian National Exhibition . On January 29, 2007, the AHL All-Star Classic stopped at the Ricoh Coliseum.

During the Pan-American Games in Toronto in 2015, the competitions in apparatus gymnastics , rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline gymnastics took place in the Coliseum . For this period of the Games, it was called the Toronto Coliseum without advertising .

After the contract with Ricoh expired, Coca-Cola gave the hall its name. This was announced by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) and the beverage manufacturer on July 11, 2018 . The name change is part of the partnership between the two companies and is initially planned for ten years.

gallery

  • The facade (1922)

  • The Coliseum (around 1925)

  • Postcard of a cattle show

  • A horse show in 1940

  • Toronto Marlies game at the Coca-Cola Coliseum

  • The Coliseum during the 2015 Pan American Games

Web links

Commons : Coca-Cola Coliseum  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ James Christie: Coliseum gets makeover. In: theglobeandmail.com. The Globe and Mail , January 16, 2003, accessed August 17, 2018 .
  2. ^ The Royal Horse Show. In: royalfair.org. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .
  3. ^ New Coca-Cola and MLSE Partnership Expands Commitment to the Community Through Coca-Cola Coliseum. In: newswire.ca. Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd., July 11, 2018, accessed August 17, 2018 .