Bear Mountain Arena
Coordinates: 48°26′40″N 123°27′48″W / 48.44444°N 123.46333°W
Bear Mountain Arena | |
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Location | Colwood, British Columbia, Canada |
Opened | 2004 |
Capacity | 2,781 (ice hockey, curling & box lacrosse) |
Tenants | |
Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) (2004–present) Victoria Shamrocks (WLA) (2004–present) Victoria Salmon Kings (ECHL) (2004–2005) |
Bear Mountain Arena is in Colwood, British Columbia, Canada. The arena was built in 2004, has 2781 seats and houses year round events for both hockey and lacrosse. With an additional floor capacity of 860 people this premier spectator facility can hold any type of event, from trade shows to major sporting and entertainment events. [1] It is the home of the Victoria Shamrocks and the Victoria Grizzlies. It was the home of the Victoria Salmon Kings for the 2004–05 ECHL season while their future home, the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre was being built. It has also hosted BCLA provincial box lacrosse championships. The venue has hosted one of the biggest World Curling Tour events, the Bear Mountain Arena Curling Classic annually since 2006. It also played host to the training camps of the Vancouver Canucks in September 2007 as well as the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2008.
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Preceded by Riverside Centroplex (Baton Rouge (LA) Kingfish) |
Home of the Victoria Salmon Kings 2004 – 2005 |
Succeeded by Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre |
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