Western Financial Place

Western Financial Place
Construction
Location	1777 2nd Street North Cranbrook, BC
Owner	City of Cranbrook
Operator	City of Cranbrook
Capacity	Hockey: 4,654 Concerts: 6,000
Surface	Multi-surface
Broke ground	1998
Opened	October 13, 2000
Construction cost	$22.6 million^[1] ($30.2 million in 2016 dollars^[2])
Architect	Vic Davies Architect (2003) Ltd. PBK Architects Inc.
General contractor	TASK Construction Management
Tenants
Kootenay Ice (WHL) (2000–present)

The Western Financial Place (formerly known as the Cranbrook Recreational Complex) is a 4,264-seat (plus 352 Standing room)^[3] arena in Cranbrook, British Columbia. It was built in 2000 and is home to the Kootenay Ice WHL Major Junior ice hockey team. The arena at Western Financial Place hosts the Kootenay Ice hockey team which competes in the Western Hockey League. Western Financial Place also includes a full service restaurant plus express kiosk, a candy shop, a squash/racquetball court, and a swimming pool with a wave pool, sauna, hot tub, and waterslide, and a free outdoor senior's training circuit. Several events and concerts have been held in Western Financial Place like Alice Cooper, Larry the Cable Guy, The Tragically Hip, Dean Brody, Loverboy, Great Big Sea, Barenaked Ladies, Nickelback, April Wine, Bryan Adams, Terri Clark, Bob Dylan, George Canyon, B.B. King, Blue Rodeo, Jason McCoy, Paul Brandt, The Moffats, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, George Jones, Randy Travis, and ZZ Top. There have also been several practices from the Vancouver Canucks, and a large show by the Superdogs, a few sold out monster truck shows, and also a little more than a few Champions of Skating performances and Husky Skate the Nation performances. The Circus Gatti has traveled through. Cirque Sublime performed their show "Adamo."

References

↑ RecPlex History
↑ Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada. "Consumer Price Index, historical summary". CANSIM, table (for fee) 326-0021 and Catalogue nos. 62-001-X, 62-010-X and 62-557-X. And Consumer Price Index, by province (monthly) (Canada) Last modified 2015-09-08. Retrieved September 22, 2015
↑ "Ticket Information". Retrieved 25 September 2011.

External links

Official site

Current arenas in the Western Hockey League

Eastern Conference	Art Hauser Centre (Prince Albert, SK) Brandt Centre (Regina, SK) Canalta Centre (Medicine Hat, AB) Credit Union iPlex (Swift Current, SK) ENMAX Centre (Lethbridge, AB) ENMAX Centrium (Red Deer, AB) Mosaic Place (Moose Jaw, SK) Rexall Place (Edmonton, AB) SaskTel Centre (Saskatoon, SK) Scotiabank Saddledome (Calgary, AB) Western Financial Place (Cranbrook, BC) Westman Place (Brandon, MB)

Western Conference	CN Centre (Prince George, BC) Xfinity Arena at Everett (Everett, WA) Sandman Centre (Kamloops, BC) Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Portland, OR) Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, BC) Prospera Place (Kelowna, BC) Moda Center (Portland, OR) Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre (Victoria, BC) ShoWare Center (Kent, WA) Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (Spokane, WA) Toyota Center (Kennewick, WA)

Coordinates: 49°30′49″N 115°45′23″W / 49.5137°N 115.75626°W / 49.5137; -115.75626

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