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Rogers Place is a multi-use indoor arena in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.Construction started in March 2014, and the building officially opened on September 8, 2016. The arena has a seating capacity of 18,347 as a hockey venue and 20,734 as a concert venue.
The Oilers were defeated by the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in front of more than 55,000 fans, an NHL attendance record, at Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton. A few days earlier, on November 17, 2003, the Edmonton Oilers desperately needed a centre and signed veteran Adam Oates to a contract.
The Oilers Octane was the cheerleading team for the Edmonton Oilers. The team was the first cheer squad for a Canadian NHL franchise. [ 198 ] The debut of the cheer-leading team received a mixed reaction from the Edmonton community, including petitions to keep cheerleading out of the sport of hockey in Canada.
Skyreach Centre in 2001. The Coliseum opened in 1974 as a replacement for the aging Edmonton Gardens.While the Edmonton Oilers' ownership group, including Charles Allard, had initially pursued to construct their own arena, they backtracked and partnered with the Edmonton Exhibition Association (EEA, now Northlands)—the non-profit operator of Edmonton Gardens—after they expressed concern ...
Ice District is a $2.5 billion mixed-use sports and entertainment district being developed on 10 hectares (25 acres) of land in Downtown Edmonton and a portion of the neighbourhood of Central McDougall. Its main attraction is Rogers Place, the home arena of the Edmonton Oilers professional ice hockey team. When completed the area will be Canada ...
Edmonton Oilers (Alberta Oilers) Northlands Coliseum Edmonton Coliseum (1995–1998) Skyreach Centre (1998–2003) Rexall Place (2003–2016) 1974–2016 16,839 1974 Edmonton, Alberta [74] Edmonton Gardens: 1972–1974 7,200 1913 [75] Los Angeles Kings; The Forum Great Western Forum (1988–1999) 1967–1999 16,005 1967 Inglewood, California ...
Edmonton Northlands, [2] operating as Northlands, was a non-profit volunteer organization in Edmonton, Alberta.The organization owned exhibition grounds in northeast Edmonton collectively known as the Edmonton Northlands, which included venues such as the Northlands Park raceway, the Edmonton Expo Centre, and Northlands Coliseum–the former home of the Edmonton Oilers.
The Edmonton Oilers fell in the Stanley Cup Finals playing the Carolina Hurricanes in seven games in the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals. Despite losing, they were the first eighth-seeded team to make it that far, and nearly came back to win from deficits of 2–0 and 3–1 in the series. Rogers Place has been the home of the Edmonton Oilers since 2016 ...