Moncton Coliseum

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The Moncton Coliseum is an arena located in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. The Coliseum's capacity is 7,200 (6,450 seated) for hockey. It is currently home to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Moncton Wildcats. It is the former home of the American Hockey League's New Brunswick Hawks (Chicago Blackhawks farm team, 1978-82), Alpines (Edmonton Oilers, 1982-84), Moncton Golden Flames (Calgary Flames, 1984-87) and Moncton Hawks (Winnipeg Jets, 1987-94).

The arena hosted the 2006 Memorial Cup and will host the University Cup in 2007 and 2008. It is also home to some NHL pre-season hockey games such as the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins. This facility also has an agrena. The agrena is used for exhibitions and shows. The coliseum is used for concerts, trade shows, hockey, ice shows and wrestling.

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Current arenas in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Eastern Division Western Division
Androscoggin Bank Colisée Centre 200 Charlottetown Civic Centre Halifax Metro Centre Harbour Station K.C. Irving Regional Centre Mile One Centre Moncton Coliseum Aréna Dave Keon Aréna Jacques Plante Centre Air Creebec Centre Georges-Vézina Centre Henry-Leonard Centre Marcel Dionne Colisée Desjardins Colisée Pepsi Colisée de Rimouski Robert Guertin Arena