Official name: University of British Columbia Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Arena Formerly: UBC Winter Sports Centre Built: 2006-2008 Cost: CAN$47,800,000 Type: Entertainment Venue Location: 6066 Thunderbird Boulevard, Vancouver, Canada
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U BC Thunderbird Arena is a massive new multi-purpose facility built around a more modest, yet incredibly historic, older hockey facility.
The old building was Father Bauer Arena, built in 1963 and named after the priest who helped organize Canada's first national hockey team for the 1964 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Thought neither the priest, nor his team, stayed in Vancouver long his name remained synonymous with local hockey for decades until in 2006 work began on a new Olympic-caliber arena.
The new facility features three ice rinks -- the original, yet refurbished rink, plus a practice rink, and a competition rink.
This arena was built around the former Father Bauer Arena.
The current arena is named after a former UBC student who donated $10 million to the university.
This is the location of ice hockey and ice sledge hockey competitions in the 2010 Winter Olympics.
This was the first new indoor venue completed for the 2010 Olympic games.
Seating capacity: 6,800
April, 2006: Construction of this building began.
June, 2008: This building was completed four months ahead of schedule.
Waste heat generated by the ice-making facility is recaptured and used to heat the building and generate hot water.
