Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
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| Location |  Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Opened | March 26, 2005 |
| Owner | City of Victoria |
| Operator | RG Properties Ltd. |
| Construction cost | C$30-million |
| Tenants | Victoria Salmon Kings (ECHL) (2005 – present) |
| Capacity | 7,400 (Hockey) |
The Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre (SOFMC) is an indoor arena located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and is the largest arena in British Columbia outside of Vancouver. It is primarily used for ice hockey (home arena of the Victoria Salmon Kings professional hockey team), concerts and other special events such as figure skating, curling, plays, trade shows and conferences. It is also opened for public ice skating on special occasions; sometimes the public can skate with the Victoria Salmon Kings players after some of the games. The building also features a fine dining restaurant, retail & meeting space. Shaw Communications has a TV studio on the main floor. It occupies the site of the former Victoria Memorial Arena as its successor facility.
It was completed in 2005 and has a maximum seating capacity of 7,400. It replaced the aging and outdated Memorial Arena, also known as the "Barn on Blanshard" which had been constructed in 1949. The first event to be held at the new arena was a Rod Stewart concert, one in which Rod came out on stage in a hardhat, poking fun at the fact the arena wasn't totally completed at the time.
The SOFMC was developed and is operated by RG Properties Ltd., a Vancouver based development/entertainment company with commercial, recreational and entertainment facilities throughout BC. RG Properties Ltd. is the corporate owner of the Victoria Salmon Kings hockey team.
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[edit] Popular Concerts & Events held
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- Rod Stewart
- Cher
- 2005 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
- Skate Canada International
- Def Leppard
- Bob Dylan
- Avril Lavigne
- Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance
- Bryan Adams
- Hilary Duff
- Mötley Crüe
- Harlem Globetrotters
- The Honourable Bill Clinton
- Nelly Furtado
- Snoop Dogg
- Il Divo
- Black Eyed Peas
- Cats (Musical)
- Lipizzaner Stallions
- Cirque du Soleil
[edit] Vancouver Canucks
In September 2007, as part of the Vancouver Canucks training camp that was being held at nearby Bear Mountain Arena in Colwood, the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre hosted the Vancouver Canucks annual intrasquad charity game.
[edit] Select Your Tickets
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre has its own in-house ticketing company called Select Your Tickets, which is also owned by RG Properties Ltd. Select Your Tickets has been operating inside the building since it opened in 2005.
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| Preceded by Bear Mountain Arena |
Home of the Victoria Salmon Kings 2005 – present |
Succeeded by Current |
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