Rogers Place
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| The completed Rogers Place in September 2016 | |
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| place | 10220 104 Avenue Northwest Edmonton , Alberta T5J 4Y8, Canada
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 32 '48.4 " N , 113 ° 29' 47.3" W |
| owner | City of Edmonton |
| operator | Oilers Entertainment Group (OEG) |
| start of building | March 3, 2014 |
| opening | September 8, 2016 |
| First game |
WHL: September 25, 2016 Edmonton Oil Kings - Red Deer Rebels 4: 3 NHL Preseason: September 26, 2016 Edmonton Oilers - Calgary Flames 4: 2 NHL: October 12, 2016 Edmonton Oilers - Calgary Flames 7: 4 |
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Concrete parquet ice surface |
| costs | CAD 483.5 million (Rogers Place) CAD 613.7 million (overall project) |
| architect | 360 Architecture |
| capacity | 18,347 seats (ice hockey) 19,500 seats (basketball) 20,734 seats (concert) |
| playing area |
NHL ice hockey 60.96 × 25.91 m (200 × 85 ft) |
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The Rogers Place is a multi-purpose arena in the Canadian city of Edmonton , province of Alberta . The new building replaced the Northlands Coliseum , which was inaugurated in 1974 . The building was in downtown Edmonton on an old parking lot between 101st and 105th Streets and 104th and 105th Avenues . Special features of the new venue are a winter garden and a glazed pedestrian bridge over 104th Street. There is also the Community Rink , a public ice rink .
history
Since the Northlands Coliseum opened , the Edmonton Oilers from the National Hockey League (NHL) played their home games in the arena. It was the second oldest hall, after the Madison Square Garden (1968) of the New York Rangers , in the NHL. The Northlands Coliseum (16,839) also did poorly in terms of space . Only the MTS Center of Winnipeg Jets (15,015) offers less spectator seats. In order to keep the Edmonton NHL location, a modern arena had to be built. After more than six years of preparatory work, negotiations and disputes, Rogers Place was created on the 16 acre (64,752 m 2 ) site .
In addition to the Oilers' games , the arena is also used for concerts , shows and other events. The new arena offers 18,347 seats for ice hockey games and was completed and opened for the 2016/17 NHL season .
On March 3, 2014, work began on building the arena. First of all, fencing in the site, setting up construction trailers for construction workers and clearing the parking lots of curbs, lighting and trees were on the plan before the earthworks began.
The arena is the first Canadian NHL venue with a LEED certificate in silver for sustainability and energy saving. On September 1, 2016, the official handover of keys from the construction company PCL Construction to the Oilers took place in a ceremony . Adjacent to Rogers Place is the CAD 32 million Grand Villa Casino with an area of 60,000 sq ft (around 5,575 m 2 ) with 600 one -armed bandits , 28 table games (e.g. poker or blackjack ) and seven restaurants, which opened its doors on September 7th of that year.
The opening ceremony with the cutting of the ribbon was celebrated on September 8, 2016. Two days later, interested parties were invited to visit the new building on the open house. The 57,700 tickets for the event were sold out in no time. New Zealand-Australian singer Keith Urban was the first artist to give a concert at Rogers Place. On September 16, 2016, Urban stopped in Edmonton on his ripCord World Tour in front of over 18,000 visitors.
The Oilers played their first home game of the 2016/17 preseason against the Calgary Flames (4-2) on September 26, 2016. The day before, the Edmonton Oil Kings played their first WHL league game against the Red Deer Rebels . The Oil Kings won 4: 3 in front of 18,102 fans in a sold out house. The Oilers' first home game of the new NHL season took place on October 12, 2016. The opponents were again the Calgary Flames, who were defeated 7: 4.
The bronze statue of Wayne Gretzky , which was erected in front of the Northlands Coliseum in 1989 , was dismantled in August 2016 and now, after a restoration , stands in front of Rogers Place.
The project participants
The city of Edmonton will own the arena and ice rink. It pays a large part of the construction costs. It also provides transport links such as the Edmonton Light Rail Transit (LRT) and contributes the building site. As a partner of the city in the project, the Oilers Entertainment Group (OEG) acts as the operating company and is later the main tenant. It belongs to the Edmonton-based drugstore and pharmacy chain Katz Group Pharmacies Inc. whose co-owner Daryl Katz has also owned the Edmonton Oilers since 2008. The OEG contributes to the construction costs and pays for the maintenance and operating costs. The proceeds from the events will go to the Edmonton Arena Corporation . The lease between the city and the OEG extends over 35 years.
The American architecture firm 360 Architecture from Kansas City is responsible for the design of the arena , in cooperation with the subcontractors Stantec, Hemisphere Engineering, DIALOG, Architecture ATB, AMEC, BTY Group, CDML and Bunt & Associates Engineering . From the pen of 360 Architecture , among other things come MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford , the Sprint Center in Kansas City , the Nationwide Arena in Columbus , and the T-Mobile Park in Seattle .
The local construction company PCL Construction was selected to implement the plans . The ICON Venue Group is responsible for project management . She was brought on board in 2012 and is responsible, for example, for keeping the budget and time frame. The ICON Venue Group led z. B. overseeing the Pepsi Center in Denver , the Prudential Center in Newark and the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh .
Surname
On December 3, 2013, it was announced that the Canadian telecommunications company Rogers Communications would be the arena’s name sponsor for thirteen years . Rogers is also the namesake of the Rogers Center in Toronto and the Rogers Arena in Vancouver .
costs
At a press conference on February 11, 2014, representatives of the City of Edmonton and the Edmonton Oilers announced that all obstacles to the construction of the modern multifunctional arena have been removed and construction can begin soon. Rogers Place, including the underground car park , is to be built at a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) of CAD 480 million .
In total, the entire construction project was planned with a budget of 604.5 million CAD. The City of Edmonton will provide part of the total. On the one hand, the funds come from the Community Revitalization Levy (CRT) pot . The city's CRT was initiated by the Alberta government to promote underdeveloped neighborhoods and areas and increase economic growth . On the other hand, the city will finance part of the income from the property tax , fees from city parking lots near the arena and the planned subsidies for the old Rexall Place .
The Katz Group makes its financial contribution to the arena through the Oilers Entertainment Group (OEG). The OEG has rented the new event hall for 35 years and pays a portion of the costs with the rental payments. In addition, there is a part from cash payments from the OEG. In addition, $ 125 million from ticket sales contributed to the total.
| Final cost statement in million CAD |
costs | Community Revitalization Levy (CRL) |
City of Edmonton |
OEG rental payments |
OEG cash payment |
Tickets - sale |
Other funds |
total |
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| Rogers Place | 483.5 | 145 | 81 | 112.8 | 19.7 | 125 | - | 483.5 |
| Winter garden | 56.8 | 25th | 0.1 | 25th | 6.7 | - | - | 56.8 |
| Pedestrian zone | 15th | 15th | - | - | - | - | - | 15th |
Edmonton Light Rail Transit (LRT) transport links |
7th | 7th | - | - | - | - | - | 7th |
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Ice rink Community Rink |
24.9 | 14th | 0.1 | - | 0.3 | - | 10.5 | 24.9 |
| building ground | 26.5 | 25th | 0.5 | - | 1 | - | - | 26.5 |
| total | 613.7 | 231 | 81.7 | 137.8 | 27.7 | 125 | 10.5 | 613.7 |
According to the city of Edmonton from June 2016, the planned construction costs will be slightly exceeded. The entire construction project will cost 613.7 million CAD. Of this, CAD 483.5 million is attributable to Rogers Place. CAD 26.5 million was posted for the building plot. Furthermore, the cost of the winter garden was CAD 56.8 million, the public ice rink CAD 24.9 million, the pedestrian zone CAD 15 million and the connection to the Edmonton Light Rail Transit CAD 7 million.
gallery
The future home of the Oilers in April 2015
The arena construction site in June 2015
The southwest corner of Rogers Place (January 2016)
The public ice rink under construction next to Rogers Place (January 2016)
The MacEwan LRT station of the Edmonton Light Rail Transit next to Rogers Place (May 2016)
View of the arena with the ice hockey rink on the open day (September 2016)
Rogers Place during the 2017 NHL play-offs
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See also
Web links
- rogersplace.com: Official website of Rogers Place (English)
- edmonton.ca: Rogers Place (English)
- hockey.ballparks.com: history of the Arena project (English)
- setlist.fm: Rogers Place concert list (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ edmonton.ca: Rogers Place Construction Starts March 3, 2014 ( Memento from March 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Article from February 28, 2014 (English)
- ↑ rogersplace.com: Computer- animated images of Rogers Place ( Memento from March 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Article from February 11, 2014 (English)
- ↑ stadionwelt.de: Edmonton: Construction of Rogers Place starts in March article from February 21, 2014.
- ↑ oilers.nhl.com: Rogers Place to Serve as 'Catalyst' for City Article from February 11, 2014 (English)
- ↑ thornton.s3.amazonaws.com: data on the construction project ( PDF , English)
- ↑ edmontonjournal.com: Downtown arena gets green light for $ 480M ( Memento from March 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Article from February 11, 2014 (English)
- ↑ cbc.ca: Rogers Place construction starts Monday article from March 3, 2014 (English)
- ↑ arenadigest.com: Oilers to Receive Keys to Rogers Place Article from August 29, 2016 (English)
- ↑ cbc.ca: Grand Villa Casino open for business in downtown Edmonton Article from September 7, 2016 (English)
- ↑ globalnews.ca: Today's the day! Edmonton's long-awaited Rogers Place downtown arena opens article from September 8, 2016
- ↑ rogersplace.com: Rogers Place open house: September 10, 2016 (English)
- ↑ cbc.ca: Rogers Place open house brings thousands to downtown core Article from September 10, 2016 (English)
- ↑ edmontonjournal.com: 'This is amazing!' Keith Urban on playing Rogers Place Article from September 17, 2016
- ↑ sportsnet.ca: Oilers beat Flames to win pre-season debut at new arena Article from September 26, 2016 (English)
- ↑ edmontonjournal.com: Edmonton Oil Kings christen Rogers Place with shootout win over Red Deer Rebels article from September 25, 2016 (English)
- ↑ bostonherald.com: McDavid scores twice, Oilers beat Flames 7-4 in new arena article from October 13, 2016 (English)
- ↑ edmontonjournal.com: Wayne Gretzky statue gets a makeover before move to Rogers Place article from August 4, 2016 (English)
- ↑ jewishbusinessnews.com: Daryl Katz Building $ 440 Million New Hockey Arena For Edmonton Oilers February 13, 2014 article
- ↑ kansascity.com: KC firm 360 Architecture will design Edmonton's new NHL arena (English)
- ↑ cbc.ca: PCL chosen to build downtown arena article from April 13, 2012 (English)
- ↑ iconvenue.com: Project at the ICON Venue Group (English)
- ↑ edmontonsun.com: Downtown Edmonton arena named Rogers Place article from December 3, 2013 (English)
- ↑ edmonton.ctvnews.ca: City announces downtown arena budget met, work on Rogers Place to move forward Article dated February 11, 2014
- ↑ edmonton.ca: Downtown Arena Project - May 15, 2013 Final Funding Framework ( PDF , English)
- ↑ edmonton.ca: Community Revitalization Levy ( Memento from February 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ edmonton.ca: Financing plan ( Memento from March 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ edmonton.ca: Cost Agreement ( Memento from October 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ globalnews.ca: Numbers connected to Edmonton's Rogers Place construction will blow your mind Article from September 5, 2016 (English)
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