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| Location | 3515 Thatcher Avenue Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Opened | February 9, 1988 |
| Owner | City of Saskatoon |
| Former names | Saskatchewan Place |
| Tenants | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) (1988-present) Saskatoon Accelerators (CMISL) (2007-present) Saskatchewan SWAT (RMLL) (2007) |
| Capacity | Hockey 11,330 Concerts 13,000 |
Credit Union Centre, formerly known as Saskatchewan Place or SaskPlace, is an arena located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Saskatoon is a city located in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River, with a Saskatoon is a city located in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River, with a The Saskatoon Blades are a Junior ice hockey team in the Eastern Division of the Western Hockey League. This article refers to the junior Western Hockey League For other leagues with the same name see Western Hockey League (disambiguation. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Saskatoon Accelerators is a professional Soccer team based in Saskatoon that plays the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League. The Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League or CMISL is a professional Indoor soccer league that began full league play in January 2008 Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Saskatchewan SWAT are a Junior B Box lacrosse team based in Saskatoon, which competes in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League. The Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League ( RMLL) is the name of the Box lacrosse leagues in Alberta with two teams in Saskatchewan. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. Saskatoon is a city located in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River, with a Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Situated near the city's northern entrance, the facility opened in February, 1988 with a seating capacity of around 7,800. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Seating capacity refers to the number It was expanded to 11,330 for the World Junior Hockey Championships in 1991. The International Ice Hockey Federation World Under 20 Championship (colloquially known as the World Junior Hockey Championship WJHC) is an annual event organized by the Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. It currently can seat around 11,330 for hockey games and 13,000 for concerts. It is the home venue of the Saskatoon Blades hockey team. The Saskatoon Blades are a Junior ice hockey team in the Eastern Division of the Western Hockey League.
It has free parking on site with parking space for 4,000 cars on its property. For most publicly attended events, transit service is offered from downtown. For high attendance events extra transit links are offered from shopping centres and other locations.
The Credit Union Centre has hosted performances by many leading acts and has been the site of numerous national and international events. In 2005, it was the site of the main concert celebrating Saskatchewan's 100th anniversary as a province of Canada. Saskatchewan (səˈskætʃəwən) is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of 588276 The performance was attended by Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada and the Duke of Edinburgh. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The Duke of Edinburgh is a Dukedom associated with Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Early proposals
SaskPlace was constructed as a replacement for the Saskatoon Arena, a wooden building constructed in Saskatoon's downtown core in the 1930s, and which was in use until 1988, hosting its final hockey game only a week before SaskPlace opened. The Saskatoon Arena was an indoor Arena located in Saskatoon Saskatchewan. Nicknamed "The Barn", the facility had outlived its usefulness some 20 years earlier and had become infamous for leaky roofs and substandard amenities, yet Saskatonians were hesitant to lose the landmark and a number of years passed between the 1970s proposal to replace the structure and the eventual demolition of the Arena and the opening of SaskPlace.
In 1982, Bill Hunter, a local sports promoter, attempted to purchase the St. Louis Blues NHL team and bring it to Saskatoon. William Dickenson ("Wild Bill" Hunter CM ( May 5, 1920 - December 16, 2002) was a Canadian Hockey The St Louis Blues are a professional Ice hockey team based in St The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Part of his plan included building an 18,000-seat arena. Two locations were suggested: the site of a decommissioned power plant downtown, just west of the then-present Saskatoon Arena, and another site east of the city's airport. Despite Hunter's best efforts, the NHL rejected his offer and Hunter's plans to relocate an NHL team and build a new arena collapsed.
The site eventually chosen for SaskPlace/Credit Union Centre was initially, and still is, unpopular with Saskatoon residents. Situated in a remote industrial park at the north end of the city, accessible only via highways, SaskPlace was accused of being too inconvenient for seniors and people of limited transportation to access, as opposed to the original downtown arena site which was close to most bus routes. The city's original plan was to relocate Saskatoon's exhibition grounds alongside SaskPlace as well, but this proposal was defeated in a civic plebiscite following public protest over access and safety concerns. A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita Plans to build interchanges on the two major access routes into the facility were announced soon after the arena opened, but as of 2008 construction has yet to occur. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
In the early 2000s, Saunders Avenue, which is a street leading into the parking lot of Credit Union Centre, was renamed Bill Hunter Avenue in honour of Bill Hunter, who died in 2002. This was considered ironic by many Saskatonians, given Hunter lobbied for the facility to be built in another location. The city then transferred the 'Saunders' name to a new street in the River Landing redevelopment area -- running through the former site of the Saskatoon Arena. River Landing is an ongoing Redevelopment scheme in Saskatoon Saskatchewan that will create a commercial/cultural
Credit Union Centre should not be confused with Union Centre, a building located on the west side of the city. Union Centre opened in the mid-1970s and housed offices and meeting facilities (which were rented out for community events) of various Saskatoon-based trade unions. In the late 1990s it was sold and converted to other uses (it is no longer referred to as Union Centre). The building is located near the intersection or Fairlight and Fairmont Drives.
Major Events
Major concerts and shows hosted at Credit Union Centre over the past few years include:KISS, Celine Dion, Elton John, Metallica, Faith Hill/Tim McGraw, Tool, Nickelback, Velvet Revolver, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Motley Crue, Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Talent, Rod Stewart, AC/DC, The Smashing Pumpkins, Sting/Annie Lennox, Britney Spears, Avril Lavigne, Hilary Duff, Beyonce, Rascal Flatts, John Mellencamp, Edgefest, Cirque du Soleil, and the Blue Man Group. Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. Audrey Faith McGraw, known professionally as Faith Hill (born September 21 1967 is an American country singer known both for her commercial success Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country Singer and actor A broader definition of a tool is an entity used to interface between two or more domains that facilitates more effective action of one domain upon the other Nickelback is a Canadian rock band formed in Hanna Alberta by Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake and then-drummer Velvet Revolver is a Hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum Red Hot Chili Peppers are Mötley Crüe ( IPA pronunciation: /'mɒtliː John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born December 3 1948) is a British singer Billy Talent (formerly known as Pezz and often shortened to BT) is a Canadian Punk Rock band formed in 1993 in Mississauga Ontario Roderick "Rod" David Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945 is a Singer and Songwriter born and raised in London England and currently AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. The Smashing Pumpkins are an American Alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988 STING ( S equence T o and with' IN' G raphics is a free Web-based suite of programs for a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between protein sequence Annie Lennox (born 25 December 1954 is a Scottish born British Musician, Vocalist and Academy Award -winning Songwriter Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer Avril Lavigne Whibley (born September 27 1984 better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (ˈævrɨl ləˈviːn is a Canadian Grammy Award Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28 1987 is an American Actress, pop Singer-songwriter Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (born September 4 1981 commonly known as Beyoncé (biːˈɑn Rascal Flatts is an American Grammy Award -winning Country pop group founded in Nashville Tennessee. John Mellencamp, previously known as John Cougar and then John Cougar Mellencamp, (born October 7, 1951, in Seymour Indiana) is a Edgefest, a yearly outdoor rock concert festival that primarily promotes Canadian rock music began in 1987 as a thank-you gesture to the listeners of Toronto radio Cirque du Soleil (French for "Circus of the Sun" in English sɜrk duː soʊˈleɪ is an entertainment company Blue Man Group ( Blue Man, BMG) is a creative organization founded by Phil Stanton Chris Wink and Matt Goldman it is centered on a trio of mute performers called
In 2005 the facility hosted a gala command performance concert for Queen Elizabeth in honor of Saskatchewan's centennial, and in 2007 it was the venue for the 2007 Juno Awards. The Royal Variety Performance is a gala evening held annually in the United Kingdom, which is attended by senior members of the British Royal Family, normally For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The Juno Awards of 2007 were hosted in Saskatoon Saskatchewan, Canada on the weekend ending 1 April 2007. Both events were broadcast nationally.
In 2008, Credit Union Centre will play host to acts such as Foo Fighters, Kanye West, Vans Warped Tour, Martina McBride,Crue Fest Brooks and Dunn, Judas Priest, and the Walking With Dinosaurs tour. Foo Fighters is an American Alternative rock and Post-grunge band formed by singer/guitarist Dave Grohl in 1995 Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. The Warped Tour' is a touring music and Extreme sports festival Martina McBride (born Martina Mariea Schiff, July 29, 1966 in Sharon, Kansas, USA) is an American country-pop Brooks & Dunn are an American Country music duo consisting of Singer-songwriters Kix Brooks (born Leon Eric Brooks III May 12, 1955 Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in 1970 in Birmingham. Walking with Dinosaurs was a six-part Television series produced by the BBC, narrated by Kenneth Branagh, and first aired in the UK
Trivia
- The largest crowd for a hockey game at the arena, was 11,801, set on September 18, 2007 for a preseason NHL game between the Calgary Flames and Florida Panthers. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Florida Panthers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Sunrise Florida, a suburb of Ft
- The largest crowd for a concert at the arena, was 14,605, set on August 14, 1996 for a Garth Brooks tour stop. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Troyal Garth Brooks, known professionally as Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter.
Tenants
| Team | League | Years | Notes |
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| Saskatchewan Storm | World Basketball League | 1990–92 | Folded during 1992 season. World Basketball League or WBL was a minor professional Basketball league in the United States and Canada. |
| Saskatchewan Hawks | International Basketball Association, Continental Basketball Association | 1999–2001 | Folded during the 2001 off-season |
| Saskatchewan SWAT | Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League | 2007 | Split its games between Credit Union Centre and Kinsmen Arena. The Saskatchewan Hawks was a professional Basketball club based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan that competed in the International Basketball Association The International Basketball Association (IBA was founded by Alexandria Minnesota entrepreneur Thomas Anderson in 1995 The Continental Basketball Association ( CBA) is a professional men's Basketball league in the United States. The Saskatchewan SWAT are a Junior B Box lacrosse team based in Saskatoon, which competes in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League. The Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League ( RMLL) is the name of the Box lacrosse leagues in Alberta with two teams in Saskatchewan. |
| Saskatoon Accelerators | Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League | 2007- | |
| Saskatoon Blades | Western Hockey League | 1988- | |
| Saskatoon Slam | National Basketball League | 1993–94 | Folded during 1994 season |
| University Of Saskatchewan Huskies | Canadian Interuniversity Sport | 1995- | Held Chill Out Tournament at Credit Union Centre 1995–97, University Cup from 1999–01 and various regular season games. Saskatoon Accelerators is a professional Soccer team based in Saskatoon that plays the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League. The Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League or CMISL is a professional Indoor soccer league that began full league play in January 2008 The Saskatoon Blades are a Junior ice hockey team in the Eastern Division of the Western Hockey League. This article refers to the junior Western Hockey League For other leagues with the same name see Western Hockey League (disambiguation. The National Basketball League that was based in Canada lasted only one and a half seasons in 1993 and 1994. The University of Saskatchewan ( U of S) is a Coeducational public Research university located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan Awards and standings The Huskies are year after year one of the top sport schools in Canada. Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS is the national Governing body of University sport in Canada, comprised of the majority of degree granting universities |
Major Tournaments And Events Hosted
| Tournament/Event | Sport/Event | Year(s) | Notes |
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| Labatt/Nokia Brier | Men's Curling | 1989; 2000; 2004 | Alberta won the tournament in 1989, British Columbia won the tournament in 2000 and Nova Scotia won the tournament in 2004. The Tim Hortons Brier, or simply (and more commonly the Brier, is the annual Canadian Men 's Curling championship sanctioned by the Curling is a team Sport with similarities to Bowls and Shuffle board, played by two teams of four players each on a rectangular sheet of carefully prepared The 2000 Labatt Brier was held March 4 - 12 at Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon Saskatchewan. The 2004 Nokia Brier was held at Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon Saskatchewan, from March 6 to March 14, 2004 Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's |
| CHL Memorial Cup | Hockey | 1989 | Swift Current Broncos won the tournament. The Canadian Hockey League is an Umbrella organization that represents the three Canadian -based Major Junior Ice hockey leagues for players 16 The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The 1989 Memorial Cup occurred May 6 - May 13 at the brand new Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon Saskatchewan. The Swift Current Broncos are a Junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. |
| IIHF World Under-20 Championship | Hockey | 1990–91 | Canada won gold at the tournament. The International Ice Hockey Federation World Under 20 Championship (colloquially known as the World Junior Hockey Championship WJHC) is an annual event organized by the Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page |
| Scott Tournament Of Hearts | Women's Curling | 1991 | British Columbia won the tournament. History Pre-history 1913 marked a significant point in women's curling when both the Manitoba Bonspiel and the Ontario Curling Association began Curling is a team Sport with similarities to Bowls and Shuffle board, played by two teams of four players each on a rectangular sheet of carefully prepared British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C |
| Canada Cup | Hockey | 1991 | Was one of several host facilities for the tournament. The Canada Cup was a multinational hockey championship held every few years Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The 1991 Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament played in September 1991 |
| CIAU University Cup | Hockey | 1998–2000 | New Brunswick won the tournament in 1998 and Alberta won the tournament in 1999 and 2000. Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS is the national Governing body of University sport in Canada, comprised of the majority of degree granting universities The University Cup is awarded annually to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's Ice hockey champions Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The UNB Varsity Reds are the athletic teams that represent the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton New Brunswick, Canada. The Alberta Golden Bears are the men's athletic teams that represent the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. |
| FIVB Women's Under-20 Volleyball World Championships | Women's Volleyball | 1999 | Russia won the tournament. Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB is the international governing body for the sport of Volleyball. Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending |
| Juno Awards | Canadian Music Award Show | 2007 | |
| Canada/Russia Super Series | Hockey | 2007 | Game 6 of the series held at Credit Union Centre. The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian Musical Artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. The Juno Awards of 2007 were hosted in Saskatoon Saskatchewan, Canada on the weekend ending 1 April 2007. The 2007 Super Series ( Russian: Суперсерия 2007 French: 2007 Super Série was an eight-game Under-20 Ice hockey challenge Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The 2007 Super Series ( Russian: Суперсерия 2007 French: 2007 Super Série was an eight-game Under-20 Ice hockey challenge |
| Masters of Curling - Capital One Grand Slam of Curling | Men's Curling | 2008 | Glenn Howard's rink won the tournament. Capital One Financial Corp ( is a McLean Virginia -based Bank holding company specializing in Credit cards, home loans, Auto loans The Grand Slam is a series of Curling Bonspiels and are a part of the annual World Curling Tour. Curling is a team Sport with similarities to Bowls and Shuffle board, played by two teams of four players each on a rectangular sheet of carefully prepared 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Team mates (as of 2007 Richard Hart, third Brent Laing, second Craig Savill, lead |
| Warped Tour | Music festival | 2008 |
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