Northlands Coliseum (Edmonton, Alberta)
Canada /
Alberta /
Edmonton /
Edmonton, Alberta /
118 Avenue Northwest, 7424
World
/ Canada
/ Alberta
/ Edmonton
World / Canada / Alberta / Division No. 11
sports venue, arena, ice rink
Former home of the Edmonton Oilers (NHL), Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL), and the defunct Edmonton Rush (NLL). Named Northlands Coliseum after Rexall Place name was removed.
780-471-7210
7424 118 Avenue NW,
Edmonton, AB T5B-4M9
www.northlands.com/
www.rexall-place.com/oilers.html
www.rexall-place.com/
Rexall Place
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rexall Place (formerly known as the Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton Coliseum and Skyreach Centre) is an indoor arena in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The arena is home to the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League and Edmonton Rush of the National Lacrosse League. Beginning in 2007-08, Rexall will also host the Edmonton Oil Kings, a Western Hockey League team owned by the Oilers. The arena was completed in 1974 as the Northlands Coliseum to house the World Hockey Association Oilers. Then it became the Edmonton Coliseum in 1995, and Skyreach Centre in 1998, before it changed to its current name during the middle of the 2003-04 NHL season.
The official capacity for hockey is 16,839, which is slightly less than the 17,100 the arena held before the 2003-04 NHL season. Some media sources still quote the old capacity even though the Oilers have never announced an attendance above 16,839 since the most recent changes. Rexall Place includes 67 luxury suites. The arena is currently named after the Rexall medicine company, a subsidiary of Katz Group Canada which purchased the naming rights in December 2003.
A large bronze statue of Canadian hockey icon and former Oilers Captain Wayne Gretzky is situated outside of Rexall Place.
The arena is unique in that it is the only one in the NHL in which the players actually walk through the lower concourse, adjacent to the club bar, to get to the ice.
The venue was the site of several Commonwealth Games sports in 1978, part of Universiade (the World University Games) in 1983. Annual events include the Canadian Finals Rodeo and the Christian Conference, YC Alberta, Canada's largest Christian youth gathering (almost 17,000 according to Extreme Dream Productions).
780-471-7210
7424 118 Avenue NW,
Edmonton, AB T5B-4M9
www.northlands.com/
www.rexall-place.com/oilers.html
www.rexall-place.com/
Rexall Place
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rexall Place (formerly known as the Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton Coliseum and Skyreach Centre) is an indoor arena in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The arena is home to the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League and Edmonton Rush of the National Lacrosse League. Beginning in 2007-08, Rexall will also host the Edmonton Oil Kings, a Western Hockey League team owned by the Oilers. The arena was completed in 1974 as the Northlands Coliseum to house the World Hockey Association Oilers. Then it became the Edmonton Coliseum in 1995, and Skyreach Centre in 1998, before it changed to its current name during the middle of the 2003-04 NHL season.
The official capacity for hockey is 16,839, which is slightly less than the 17,100 the arena held before the 2003-04 NHL season. Some media sources still quote the old capacity even though the Oilers have never announced an attendance above 16,839 since the most recent changes. Rexall Place includes 67 luxury suites. The arena is currently named after the Rexall medicine company, a subsidiary of Katz Group Canada which purchased the naming rights in December 2003.
A large bronze statue of Canadian hockey icon and former Oilers Captain Wayne Gretzky is situated outside of Rexall Place.
The arena is unique in that it is the only one in the NHL in which the players actually walk through the lower concourse, adjacent to the club bar, to get to the ice.
The venue was the site of several Commonwealth Games sports in 1978, part of Universiade (the World University Games) in 1983. Annual events include the Canadian Finals Rodeo and the Christian Conference, YC Alberta, Canada's largest Christian youth gathering (almost 17,000 according to Extreme Dream Productions).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northlands_Coliseum
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 53°34'16"N 113°27'21"W
- Broadmoor Golf Course 10 km
- River Ridge Golf Course 18 km
- Jagare Ridge Golf Course 19 km
- Edmonton Springs Golf Resort 24 km
- The Links At Spruce Grove 30 km
- Ski Tawatinaw Valley 82 km
- Wolf Creek Golf Resort 110 km
- Gilwood Golf and Country Club 218 km
- Jarvis Lake 288 km
- Marmot Basin Ski Resort 322 km
- Eastwood 0.9 km
- Montrose 0.9 km
- Parkdale 1 km
- Highlands 1.7 km
- Balwin 1.9 km
- Industrial Heights 1.9 km
- Newton 2.1 km
- Delwood 2.7 km
- Belvedere 2.8 km
- Kennedale Industrial 2.9 km
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