Co-op Place explained

Stadium Name:Co-op Place
Pushpin Map:Alberta#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Alberta##Location within Canada
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Label:Co-op Place
Former Names:Medicine Hat Events Centre
Canalta Centre
Address:2802 Box Springs Way NW
Location:Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates:50.0672°N -110.7347°W
Broke Ground:2013
Opened:Sept. 23, 2015
Owner:City of Medicine Hat
Operator:City of Medicine Hat
Architect:Architecture 49 Inc.
Seating Capacity:Hockey

7,100

Tenants:Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) (2015–present)

Co-op Place (formerly Canalta Centre) is a 7,100-seat indoor arena located in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. It opened on August 22, 2015 as the new home of the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League, replacing the Medicine Hat Arena.[1] [2]

History

The arena was initially operated by SMG (now ASM Global) under a contract with the city. The arena underperformed in its first years of operations, with low ticket sales for concerts and sporting events. Its operating costs were higher than originally projected.[3] [4] In April 2020, the city announced that it would not renew its contract with ASM Global, and that operations for the arena would be brought in-house.[5]

Canalta Hotels initially held the naming rights to the arena. In 2020, South Country Co-op acquired the naming rights, renaming the arena Co-op Place.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canalta Centre Grand Opening. CHAT Television. November 12, 2017 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171112145107/http://chattelevision.ca/__news/canalta-centre-grand-opening/ . November 12, 2017.
  2. Web site: Canalta Centre Set to Open its Doors . SCOL News. Swiftcurrentonline.com. November 12, 2017. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171112145107/https://www.swiftcurrentonline.com/local/31333-canalta-centre-set-to-open-it-s-doors .
  3. Web site: January 27, 2021 . Operating costs balloon at Co-op Place. December 14, 2021. Medicine Hat News.
  4. Web site: September 28, 2017. Canalta Centre general manager dismissed . live . . Pattison Media . https://web.archive.org/web/20171112145107/http://chatnewstoday.ca/article/528649/canalta-centre-general-manager-dismissed . November 12, 2017.
  5. Web site: Brown. Chris. Roblin. Scott. City to assume Canalta Centre operations . December 14, 2021. CHAT News Today. Pattison Media. en.
  6. Web site: Goodwein. Tiffany. Regional event centre to be renamed Co-op Place. December 14, 2021 . CHAT News Today. en.