Address | 481 George Street Sydney, Nova Scotia B1P 6R7 |
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Coordinates | 46°08′15″N 60°11′25″W / 46.13750°N 60.19028°W |
Owner | CBRM |
Capacity | Hockey: ~5,000 Concerts: up to 6,500[1] |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1985 |
Opened | 1987 |
Tenants | |
Cape Breton Eagles (QMJHL) (1997–present) Cape Breton Islanders (MHL) (1996–1997) Cape Breton Oilers (AHL) (1988–1996) Cape Breton Breakers (NBL) (1993–1994) Cape Breton Highlanders (NBL Canada) (2016–2019) |
Centre 200 is Cape Breton's primary sports and entertainment facility, located in Sydney, Nova Scotia. It is home to the QMJHL's Cape Breton Eagles. Besides ice hockey, the arena hosts many other events, such as rock concerts, figure skating, and antique/custom car shows. The facility features an obstruction-free sports arena that seats 5,000 people, expandable seating to 6,500 for concert hall purposes, and exhibit space of 17,000 sq ft (1,600 m2) with the possibility of another 3,000 sq ft (280 m2) upon removal of telescopic seating.[1]