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Former names | Olympic Saddledome (1983–95) Canadian Airlines Saddledome (1995–2000) Pengrowth Saddledome (2000–10) |
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Address | 555 Saddledome Rise SE |
Location | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Coordinates | 51°02′15″N 114°03′07″W / 51.03750°N 114.05194°W |
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Owner | City of Calgary |
Operator |
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Capacity | 19,289 Ice hockey
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Field size | 474,000 sq ft (44,000 m2) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | July 29, 1981[1] |
Opened | October 15, 1983 |
Renovated | 1994 |
Construction cost | C$97.7 million ($310 million in 2023 dollars[6]) Renovation: 1994: C$37 million ($67.8 million in 2023 dollars[6]) |
Architect | Graham McCourt Architects |
Structural engineer | Jan Bobrowski and Partners Ltd.[2] |
Services engineer | Vinto Engineering Ltd.[3] |
General contractor | CANA Construction Co. Ltd.[4] |
Main contractors | SE Johnson[5] |
Tenants | |
Calgary Flames (NHL) (1983–present) Calgary 88s (WBL) (1988–1992) Calgary Rad'z (RHI) (1993) Calgary Outlaws (NBL) (1994) Calgary Hitmen (WHL) (1995–present) Calgary Roughnecks (NLL) (2001–present) Stockton Heat (AHL) (2021) Calgary Wranglers (AHL) (2022–present) Calgary Surge (CEBL) (2024-present) | |
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scotiabanksaddledome |
Scotiabank Saddledome is a multi-use indoor arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located in Stampede Park in the southeast end of downtown Calgary, the Saddledome was built in 1983 to replace the Stampede Corral as the home of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League, and to host ice hockey and figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
The facility also hosts concerts, conferences and other sporting championships, and events for the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede. It underwent a major renovation in 1994–95 and sold its naming rights, during which its original name of Olympic Saddledome was changed to Canadian Airlines Saddledome. The facility was given the name Pengrowth Saddledome in 2000, after Pengrowth Management Ltd. signed a ten-year agreement. It adopted its current name in October 2010 as Scotiabank signed on as title sponsor.
The Saddledome is owned by the City of Calgary, who leases it to the Saddledome Foundation, a non-profit organization, to oversee its operation. Since 1996, it has been managed by the Flames. The Saddledome was damaged during the 2013 Alberta floods in June and July that year,[7][8] but was repaired and reopened in time for the 2013–14 NHL season.
The arena's roof is shaped like a horse saddle, thus earning the name "Saddledome".