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![]() The interior of FirstOntario Centre in December 2018 | |
Former names | Copps Coliseum (1985–2014) |
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Address | 101 York Boulevard |
Location | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
Coordinates | 43°15′33″N 79°52′21″W / 43.25917°N 79.87250°W |
Owner | City of Hamilton |
Operator | Core Entertainment (HUPEG and Oak View Group) |
Capacity | Hockey: 17,383 Concerts 19,000 |
Field size | 200 x 85 feet (expandable to 200 x 100) |
Surface | Multi-surface |
Construction | |
Broke ground | July 8, 1983[1] |
Built | 1983–1985 |
Opened | November 30, 1985[5] |
Renovated | 2024–2025 (planned) |
Construction cost | C$42.7 million ($106 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
Architect | Parkin Architects Ltd. Sink Combs Dethlefs[3] |
Project manager | STERRY Support Services Ltd. |
Structural engineer | John A. Martin & Associates[4] |
General contractor | Pigott Construction |
Tenants | |
Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL) 1985–1988 Dukes of Hamilton (OHL) 1989–1991 Hamilton Skyhawks (WBL/NBL) 1992–1993 Hamilton Canucks (AHL) 1992–1994 Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) 1996–2015 Ontario Raiders (NLL) 1998 Hamilton Honey Badgers (CEBL) 2019–2022 Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL) 2015–2023 Toronto Rock (NLL) 2021–present | |
Website | |
https://www.coreentertainment.ca/venues/detail/firstontario-centre |
FirstOntario Centre (originally Copps Coliseum) is a sports and entertainment arena at the corner of Bay Street North and York Boulevard in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1985, it has a capacity of up to 19,000.