Halifax Metro Centre
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The Halifax Metro Centre was built in 1978 in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The building is next to the World Trade and Convention Centre, at the foot of Citadel Hill. It is the largest arena in Halifax. In the mid to late 1990s there were numerous renovations to the arena, including the addition of 43 SkyBoxes and 11 "Executive Suites". Before the 2002-03 hockey season, in preparation was for the World Junior Hockey Championship, a new scoreboard and "SilverVision" LED screens were added. The arena concourses feature photographs of the various events that have taken place at the Metro Centre, with one side featuring entertainment events and the other featuring sporting events (including professional wrestling). It currently has a seating capacity of 10,594 for ice hockey.
The arena is interesting in that it is built into the ground to compensate for the steep elevation. One can see cars, at street level, outside while watching an event. It is sometimes referred to as the "MC".
In recent years there has been some talk of a possible new, larger arena to be built sometime in the next 20 years. This discussion has largely been put on the back-burner due to the buzz surrounding the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The games would bring with it a much needed stadium, probably located in Shannon Park.
Sports Teams
- Nova Scotia Voyageurs, AHL (1978-84) - Montreal Canadiens farm team
- Nova Scotia Oilers, AHL (1984-88) - Edmonton Oilers farm team
- Halifax Citadels, AHL (1988-93) - Quebec Nordiques farm team
- Halifax Windjammers, WBL (1991-92), NBL (1993-94)
- Saint Mary's University hockey team, AUAA (mid 1990's)
- Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHL (1994- )
Events
- Billy Graham crusade
- annual Nova Scotia International Tattoo
- numerous AUAA / AUS men's basketball tournaments
- numerous AUAA men's hockey All-Star Games (mid 1990's)
- numerous boxing cards
- numerous Canadian Figure Skating Championships
- numerous CIAU / CIS men's basketball nationals
- numerous Harlem Globetrotter games
- numerous NBA & NHL preseason games, including the first Toronto Raptors game in their history
- numerous NHL old-timers games
- numerous Skate Canada events
- numerous Team Canada basketball and hockey games
- numerous World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) events (in fact the Metro Centre was the first venue to host Smackdown and RAW in the same week).
- numerous East Coast Music Awards
- handful of NCAA (hoops) & NHL regular season games
- some scenes from the Trailer Park Boys episode, Closer to the Heart, were shot here
- 1981, 1995, 2003 Briers
- 1991 World Figure Skating Championships
- 1992 Scott Tournament of Hearts
- 1995 G7 Summit (media centre)
- 2000 Memorial Cup
- 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
- 2004 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
- 2004 FIBA Under 21 Tournament of the Americas
- 2005 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials ("Roar of the Rings")
- 2006 Juno Awards
- 2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships
- 2008 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
Some Performers Who Played the MC
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External links
| Current arenas in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League | ||
| Eastern Division | Western Division | |
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| Androscoggin Bank Colisée | Centre 200 | Charlottetown Civic Centre | Halifax Metro Centre | Harbour Station | K.C. Irving Regional Centre | Mile One Stadium | Moncton Coliseum | Aréna Dave Keon | Aréna Jacques Plante | Centre Air Creebec | Centre Georges-Vézina | Centre Henry-Leonard | Centre Marcel Dionne | Colisée des Bois-Francs | Colisée Pepsi | Colisée de Rimouski | Robert Guertin Arena | |
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