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| Former names | UBC Winter Sports Centre |
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| Location | UBC Vancouver,British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 49°15′39.98″N123°14′35.00″W / 49.2611056°N 123.2430556°W /49.2611056; -123.2430556 |
| Capacity | Ice hockey: 7,500 Concerts: 8,000 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 2006 |
| Opened | 7 July 2008 |
| Construction cost | C$47.8 million |
| Architect | Kasian Architecture |
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| UBC Thunderbirds (U Sports) (2008–present) 2010 Winter Olympics 2016 CIS Men's Basketball Championship Vancouver Canucks (Practice Facility) 2025 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship 2025 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship | |
TheDoug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre (formerlyUBC Winter Sports Centre, also known asUBC Thunderbird Arena) is aLEED Silver certifiedindoor arena inGreater Vancouver, on the campus of theUniversity of British Columbia. Located on thePoint Grey campus lands, it is just outside the city limits ofVancouver,British Columbia. The arena is home to theUBC Thunderbirds men's and women'sice hockey teams, and contains one international-size 61 m × 30 m (200 ft × 98.4 ft)ice rink.
The facility was built around an older ice hockey facility, the historicFather Bauer Arena, which opened in October 1963. This was named after the lateFather David Bauer, who, together withBob Hindmarch, established Canada's first national hockey team at UBC in 1963 in preparation for the1964 Winter Olympics.[1][2] The UBC Thunderbird Arena replaced the Father Bauer Arena as the home of the UBC Thunderbirds ice hockey team. It is also the practice facility for Vancouver'sNHL team, theVancouver Canucks.
The mainice rink has 7,500 seats and can expand to 8,000 for concerts. The other rinks are Father Bauer Arena and Protrans Arena with spectator capacities of 980 and 200, respectively.[3][4]
Construction began in April 2006 with the refurbishment of the Father Bauer Arena and the addition of a new practice arena. The new stadium arena was opened on 7 July 2008.[5] On 21 August 2009, the Thunderbird Sports Centre was renamed Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre in honour of Doug Mitchell, an UBCalumnus,lawyer, and amateur and professional sports leader.[6]
The venue was used for several men's and women'sice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics, and was used for sledge hockey in the2010 Winter Paralympics.[7]
The venue was used in Canada's first round draw against France in theDavis Cup in February 2012, and it was used again in February and April 2013 whenCanada faced Spain and then Italy.
The 2014 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games were held in Vancouver and the university was the host venue for the competition being held from 7 to 13 July 2014. The Games featured athletes with an intellectual disability from across the country competing in eleven sports, ten of which were also qualifiers for the2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games inLos Angeles,California, United States.
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