Pacific Coliseum
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place | Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada |
Coordinates | 49 ° 17 '8 " N , 123 ° 2' 34" W |
owner | City of Vancouver |
operator | City of Vancouver |
start of building | 1967 |
opening | January 8, 1968 |
surface | Ice surface |
costs | 8 million CAD |
architect | WK knob |
capacity | 16,281 seats (ice hockey) 17,150 seats (concerts) |
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The Pacific Coliseum is a multi-purpose hall in the Canadian city of Vancouver in British Columbia . It was built in 1967 and is located on North Renfrew Road, on the site of the Pacific National Exhibition .
The arena has 16,281 seats for ice hockey games and from 2001 to 2016 was the home stadium of the Vancouver Giants ice hockey team , which played in the junior league Western Hockey League . Previous users were the Vancouver Canucks ( National Hockey League , 1970-1995) and the Vancouver Blazers ( World Hockey Association , 1973-1975). The figure skating and short track competitions were held here during the 2010 Winter Olympics .
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