Barrie Molson Centre

Barrie Molson Centre
"BMC"
Location 555 Bayview Drive
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
L4N 8Y2
Owner City of Barrie
Operator City of Barrie
Capacity
  • Hockey: 4,195
  • East End Stage: 4,801
  • Centre Stage: 5,000
  • Wrestling: 5,400
  • Standing Room: 100 people (North East Corner and the South East Corners of the arena bowl)
  • Luxury suites: 27 - 14 at ice level and 13 at the top of the seating area on the Southside of the BMC
Construction
Broke ground November 1994
Opened December 31, 1995
Construction cost C$13 million
($19.4 million in 2017 dollars[1] )
Architect Brisbin Brook Beynon Architects
Services engineer The Mitchell Partnership Inc.
General contractor PCL Constructors Eastern Inc.
Tenants
Barrie Colts (OHL) (1995–present)
Barrie Lakeshores (MSL) (2004–2007)

The Barrie Molson Centre is a 4,195-seat multi-purpose arena in Barrie, Ontario. It is primarily home to the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League. It is located in the south end of the city, near by to Park Place and big box shopping plazas.

The Barrie Molson Centre, held its first OHL game on December 31, 1995 when the Barrie Colts hosted the Sudbury Wolves. The Colts played the first half of their inaugural season at the old Dunlop Arena while the BMC was under construction. It is the former home of the Barrie Lakeshores of Major Series Lacrosse. The Molson Centre hosted the 2013 The Dominion Tankard, the provincial curling championship.

Interior

References

  1. ↑ Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada. "Consumer Price Index, historical summary". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 26, 2018. CANSIM, table (for fee) 326-0021 and Catalogue nos. 62-001-X, 62-010-X and 62-557-X. And "Consumer Price Index, by province (monthly) (Canada)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 26, 2018.

Coordinates: 44°20′16″N 79°40′41″W / 44.33778°N 79.67806°W / 44.33778; -79.67806

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