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| Address | 10220 104 Avenue NW |
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| Location | Edmonton,Alberta, Canada |
| Coordinates | 53°32′49″N113°29′52″W / 53.54694°N 113.49778°W /53.54694; -113.49778 |
| Public transit |    MacEwan station 7 110X 500X |
| Owner | City of Edmonton |
| Operator | Oilers Entertainment Group[1] |
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| Field size | 1,110,900 sq ft (103,210 m2) |
| Surface | Multi-Surface |
| Scoreboard | 14 m × 14 m × 11 m (46 ft × 46 ft × 36 ft)[2] |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 3 March 2014[3] |
| Built | March 2014–September 2016 |
| Opened | 8 September 2016 |
| Construction cost | CA$483.5 million ($618 million in 2025 dollars[4]) |
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| Project manager | ICON Venue Group[7] |
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| Services engineer | M-E Engineers, Inc.[6] |
| General contractor | PCL Construction[9] |
| Main contractors | PCL Construction[10] |
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Rogers Place is a multi-purposeindoor arena inEdmonton, Alberta, Canada. Construction started in March 2014, and the building officially opened on 8 September 2016. The arena has a seating capacity of 18,347 as ahockey venue and 20,734 as a concert venue.[12]
It replacedNorthlands Coliseum (opened 1974) as the home of theNHL'sEdmonton Oilers and theWHL'sEdmonton Oil Kings. The arena is in the block between 102 and 104 Streets and 104 and 105 Avenues. Public transit access to the arena is provided by theEdmonton LRT system (MacEwan station on theMetro Line) andEdmonton Transit Service bus.
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The arena building was initially estimated to cost $450 million. The City of Edmonton was to pay $125 million, theKatz Group of Companies was to contribute $100 million, and $125 million was to be paid from a user-paid facility fee.[13] The remaining money was expected to come from the province or federal agencies.[14] Estimated cost then increased substantially during continued discussions to an estimated price of $483.5 million for the arena, and $613.7 million ($785 million in 2025 dollars[4]) for the entire project.[15]
On 26 October 2011, theEdmonton City Council approved a funding framework for the arena by a vote of 10–3.[16] A year later, however, with costs escalating and theKatz Group making increasing demands, the city passed a motion to end negotiations with the Katz Group and to seek a new deal or find other options but would still be open to communicating withDaryl Katz for future talks.[17][18]
On 15 May 2013, the Edmonton City Council passed a deal that saw the City and Katz each put in more money to offset the $55 million shortfall needed to build the new downtown arena. Katz chipped in an additional $15 million through the Edmonton Arena Corporation and another $15 million came from the Community Revitalization Levy (CRL).[19]On 3 December 2013,Rogers Communications announced a 10-yearnaming rights deal for the new arena, henceforth known as Rogers Place.[20]
The arena was funded by the following sources:[21][22]
A new agreement was reached on 23 January 2013, between the two parties on moving forward with the arena.[23] On 11 February 2014, it was announced that the project was completely funded, and would go ahead.[15][24] Construction of the new arena broke ground in March 2014.[25]
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The arena triggered a "hospitality explosion" downtown before ground was even broken, as businesses competed for properties around the arena site. In early 2014, there were far fewer options to lease or purchase as competition mounted,[26] includingBrad J. Lamb, who announced a $225 million pair of new condo towers.[27]
By December, it was estimated that $2.5 billion in downtown development had been directly connected to Rogers Place.[28] On 13 July 2015, it was announced that the arena district would be officially branded asIce District, spanning from 103 Avenue to 106 Avenue.[29] Ice District ranked as the fastest growing arena district in the history of similar projects.[30]
The development of the arena prompted concerns about the displacement of the homeless population in the downtown area.[31][32] Edmonton officials consulted cities that had similar construction projects that displaced homeless populations likeLos Angeles andColumbus, Ohio, in an attempt to ratify these concerns with the local population.[33] City officials were criticized by local social agency, Boyle Street Community Services, for inaccurate homelessness count in Edmonton resulting in a miscalculated attempt to prevent the displacement of the homeless population.[34] Accounts of police harassment and the busy environment has led the homeless population from staying away from downtown despite the number of services available to them in the area.[32]
Rogers Place officially opened on 8 September 2016.[35]
The first live event to be held in the arena was 16 September 2016, as 12,032 fans welcomedKeith Urban with guestsDallas Smith andMaren Morris for theRipcord World Tour.[36]
The first hockey game played in the arena featured the Edmonton Oil Kings taking on theRed Deer Rebels in a WHL match-up on 24 September 2016.Trey Fix-Wolansky scored the first goal in the arena at the 0:22 mark of the second period as the Oil Kings went on to win the game in a shoot-out, marking the team's first win in the new building.
The Oilers played their first game on 12 October 2016, against their nearby rivals, theCalgary Flames. Prior to the game, there was a pregame ceremony featuring former OilersWayne Gretzky andMark Messier, where a statue of Gretzky was unveiled outside of the arena.Patrick Maroon scored the first NHL goal in the arena, as the Oilers went on to defeat the Flames 7–4; earning their first win in the building. The Oilers' first season in the arena saw them qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2006, ending an 11-year playoff drought. The first playoff game was played on 12 April 2017, where the Oilers lost in overtime to theSan Jose Sharks 3–2. Two days later, the Oilers picked up their first playoff game win at the arena by defeating the Sharks 2–0.
The arena was chosen to be one of two hubs for the2020 Stanley Cup playoffs during theCOVID-19 pandemic, hosting the Western Conference Playoffs, the EasternConference Finals, the Western Conference Finals and theStanley Cup Final.[37] The arena hosted the third, fourth, and sixth games of the2024 Stanley Cup Final, and the first, second and fifth games of the2025 Stanley Cup Final. On 16 February 2025, the firstProfessional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) game in Edmonton was played at the arena between theToronto Sceptres and theOttawa Charge. The Sceptres won 3–2 in front of 17,518 fans.[38]
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