Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, MB

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Photo: Unknown photographer, Winnipeg Tribune, 18 October 1954, page 22. · Public domain

Historical · NHL

Winnipeg Arena

Former home of the Winnipeg Jets

Winnipeg, MB

Still to visit

Teams

  • Winnipeg Jets

    NHL · hockey

    1972–1996

Stadium facts

Capacity
15,393
NHL hockey. WHA hockey is listed at 10,100, and AHL hockey at 13,985.Source for capacity
Opened
October 18, 1955
Closed November 7, 2004. Demolished March 26, 2006.Source for opened
Cost
C$2.5 million
Source for cost

Names and sponsors

  • Winnipeg Arena

    1955–2006

    Source

Timeline

  1. 1955

  2. 1972

  3. 1979

  4. 1996

  5. 2004

  6. 2006

October 18, 1955

Arena opens in Polo Park

Winnipeg Arena opened on October 18, 1955, and cost C$2.5 million. It was the city's main hockey building until the 2000s. The first Jets franchise later made it home.

Source

Upcoming schedule

This building is historic, so there is no upcoming home schedule.

Seating chart

Approximate — not an official seating chart.

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