WFCU Centre

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The WFCU Centre, or Windsor Family Credit Union Centre, is a future 6,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Windsor, Ontario Canada. The working project was known as the "Eastside Arena," [1] until September 10, 2007, when a naming rights deal was announced with WFCU for $1.62 Million CDN. [2] It will eventually replace Windsor Arena, as home to the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League. The WFCU Centre will also host the 2009 OHL All-Star Classic.

Windsor city council approved the project on October 5, 2006. [3][4] The arena will be located on 40-acre site with 2,500 free parking spots near the Lear plant on Lauzon Road, by the Forest Glade settlement. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on January 22, 2007. [5] The arena is scheduled to be open for the 2008-09 OHL season, at a cost of $62 Million CDN. [5]

[edit] Arena features

The arena will feature: [6]

  • 6,469 total seats in the arena bowl.
  • 4,484 regular seating with individual stadium-style seats
  • 1,394 club seating with upholstered stadium-style seats
  • 97 restaurant seats with full view of ice
  • 31 private suites each with 14 person seated viewing capacity
  • 2 group sales suites with 30 seated viewing capacity in each

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Greater Windsor Recreation and Sports Centre", Eastsidearena.ca, 2006-10-05. Retrieved on 2007-01-27. 
  2. ^ "Lender pays $1.6M to name new arena", The Windsor Star, 2007-09-11. Retrieved on 2007-09-12. 
  3. ^ "Council approves $48M arena plan", Windsor Star, 2006-10-5. Retrieved on 2007-01-26. 
  4. ^ "Spitfires to get New Arena", Ontario Hockey League, 2006-10-7. Retrieved on 2007-01-26. 
  5. ^ a b "Arena kickoff ends 30 years of waiting", Windsor Star, 2007-01-22. Retrieved on 2007-01-26. 
  6. ^ "Project overview", Eastsidearena.ca. Retrieved on 2007-01-26. 

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