Sport Events Guide Vancouver
Hockey is Canada’s most beloved national sport and pastime. One of Canada’s most significant NHL teams, the Vancouver Canucks, play at Rogers Arena, a large, domed sports arena situated at the edge of the downtown.
The BC Lions are Vancouver’s professional football team, and are part of the Canadian Football League. The Lions play 8 home games per season at BC Place, Canada’s first domed arena, located just across from GM Place.
The Vancouver Giants are Vancouver’s junior hockey team, part of the Western Hockey League. The Giants play at the Pacific Coliseum, an indoor sports arena located in Hastings Park, and players typically go on to play for the NHL.
Vancouver does not have a major league baseball team, but the Vancouver Canadians are its proud minor league team, part of the Northwest League of the Oakland Athletics. The Canadians play at the Nat Bailey Stadium, a 6500-seat stadium located in the Riley Park-Little Mountain neighborhood of East Vancouver.
Vancouver has been awarded the 17th Major League Soccer (MLS) team, and the Whitecaps officially began playing here just this year (2011).
Visit the venues’ web sites for ticketing information.
Venues
Rogers Arena (formerly GM Place) — http://www.rogersarena.ca
Rogers Arena is an indoor, domed sports arena—home to the Canucks—that seats close to 20,000 spectators. Rogers Arena, formerly known as GM Place, also hosts concerts and other forms of entertainment, and served as the primary venue for ice hockey for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
Location and contact info:
Rogers Arena
800 Griffiths Way
Vancouver, BC
V6B 6G1
Telephone: 604.899.7400
Arena Box Office: 604.899.7676
British Columbia Place (BC Place) — http://www.bcplacestadium.com/
BC Place is not only the home of the BC Lions, but Vancouver’s world-class venue for all kinds of entertainment, trade shows, and sports events. BC Place hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, and is currently undergoing the final stages of construction to receive a new retractable roof, enabling the arena to convert from a domed facility to open-air in just hours. The arena can seat 60,000 spectators.
Location and contact info:
BC Place Stadium
777 Pacific Boulevard
Vancouver, BC
V6B 4Y8
Telephone: 604.669.2300
E-mail: stadium@bcpavco.com
Pacific Coliseum — http://www.pne.ca/
The Pacific Coliseum is an indoor arena with a seating capacity of over 15,000, and is part of the PNE (Pacific National Exhibition) group of venues. The arena provides a venue for ice shows, sports events, concerts, circuses, large assemblies, and trade and consumer shows, and was the official venue for Short Track Speed Skating and Figure Skating for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Location and contact info:
Pacific Coliseum
100 North Renfrew Street
Vancouver, BC
V5K 3N7
Telephone (PNE switchboard): 604-253-2311
Nat Bailey Stadium — http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/
The Nat Bailey Stadium is a 6500-seat open-air stadium home to the Vancouver Canadians, and is located just east of Queen Elizabeth Park in East Vancouver. The stadium was formerly named the Capilano Stadium, but was renamed in 1978 to honour local restaurateur Nat Bailey and his efforts to promote baseball in Vancouver.
Location and contact info:
Nat Bailey Stadium
4601 Ontario Street
Vancouver, BC
Telephone: (604) 872-5232
Fax: (604) 872-1714
E-Mail: staff@canadiansbaseball.com
