Rogers Place

Rogers Place
Rogers Place completed in September 2016
Address 300 – 10214 104 Avenue NW
Location Edmonton, Alberta
Coordinates 53°32′49″N 113°29′52″W / 53.54694°N 113.49778°W / 53.54694; -113.49778Coordinates: 53°32′49″N 113°29′52″W / 53.54694°N 113.49778°W / 53.54694; -113.49778
Public transit Edmonton LRT (MacEwan)
Edmonton Transit Service (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 15, 57, 100, 151)
Owner City of Edmonton
Operator Oilers Entertainment Group[1]
Capacity Hockey: 18,347
Basketball: 19,500
Concert: 20,734
Field size 1,110,900 square feet (103,210 m2)
Surface Ice
Scoreboard
14 by 14 by 11 metres (46 ft × 46 ft × 36 ft)[2]
Construction
Broke ground March 3, 2014[3]
Built March 2014–September 2016
Opened September 8, 2016
Construction cost C$480 million
Architect 360 Architecture[4]
DIALOG[5]
Manica Architecture[5]
Arndt Tkalcic Bengert[5]
Project manager ICON Venue Group[6]
Structural engineer Thornton Tomasetti[5]
DIALOG[7]
Services engineer M-E Engineers, Inc.[5]
General contractor PCL Construction[8]
Main contractors PCL Construction[9]
Tenants
Edmonton Oilers (NHL) (2016–present)
Edmonton Oil Kings[10] (WHL) (2016–present)
Website
www.rogersplace.com

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 18,500 as a hockey venue and 20,734 as a concert venue.[11] It replaced Northlands Coliseum (opened 1974) as the home of the NHL's Edmonton Oilers and the WHL's Edmonton Oil Kings. The arena is located at the block between 101 and 104 Streets and 104 and 105 Avenues. Public transit access to the arena is provided by the Edmonton Light Rail Transit system (MacEwan station on the Metro Line) and Edmonton Transit Service bus.

Development

Rogers Place during the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs

The arena building was initially estimated to cost $450 million. The City of Edmonton was to pay $125 million, the Katz Group of Companies was to contribute $100 million, and $125 million was to come from a user-paid facility fee.[12] The remaining money was expected to come from the province or federal agencies.[13] Estimated cost then increased substantially during continued discussions to a current estimated price of $480 million for the arena, and $604.5 million for the entire project.[14]

On October 26, 2011, the Edmonton City Council approved a funding framework for the arena by a vote of 10 to 3.[15] A year later, however, with costs escalating and the Katz Group making increasing demands, the city passed a motion to end negotiations with the Katz Group and to seek out a new deal or find other options but would still be open to communicating with Daryl Katz for future talks.[16][17]

On May 15, 2013, the Edmonton City Council passed a deal that saw the City of Edmonton, and Oilers owner Daryl Katz each put in more money to offset the $55 million shortfall needed to build the new downtown arena. Katz chipped in an additional $15 million through the Edmonton Arena Corporation and another $15 million came from the Community Revitalization Levy (CRL).[18] On December 3, 2013, Rogers Communications announced a 10-year naming rights deal for the new arena, henceforth known as Rogers Place.[19] Rogers Place is one of three Rogers-branded sporting facilities in Canada (and one of two in the NHL), alongside Rogers Centre in Toronto and Rogers Arena in Vancouver.

The arena was funded by the following sources:[20]

  • $279 million from the Community Revitalization Levy (CRL) and other incremental revenues (increased parking revenue, reallocation of existing subsidy paid to Northlands and new taxes from business in the arena)
  • $125 million from ticket surcharge on all events in the new arena
  • $137.81 million from lease revenue for the Arena
  • $23.68 million in cash from Edmonton Arena Corporation
  • $25 million from other government sources

A new agreement was reached on January 23, 2013 between the two parties on moving forward with the arena.[21] On February 11, 2014, it was announced that the project was completely funded, and would go ahead.[14][22] Construction of the new arena broke ground in March 2014.[23]

Ice District construction around Rogers Place in July 2017

The arena triggered a "hospitality explosion" downtown before ground was even broken, as businesses competed for properties around the arena site. In early 2014, there were far fewer options to lease or purchase as competition mounted,[24] including Brad J. Lamb, who announced a $225 million pair of new condo towers.[25]

By December, it was estimated that $2.5 billion in downtown development had been directly connected to Rogers Place.[26] On July 13, 2015, it was announced that the arena district would be officially branded as Ice District, spanning from 103rd Avenue to 106th Avenue.[27] Ice District has ranked as the fastest growing arena district in the history of similar projects.[28]

History

Rogers Place officially opened on September 8, 2016.[29]

The Oilers played their first game on October 12, 2016, against their nearby rivals, the Calgary Flames. Prior to the game, there was a pregame ceremony featuring former Oilers Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier, where a statue of Gretzky was unveiled outside of the arena. Patrick Maroon scored the first goal in the arena, as the Oilers went on to defeat the Flames 7-4; earning their first win in the building. The Oilers' first season in the arena saw them qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2006, ending an 11 year playoff drought. The first playoff game was played on April 12, 2017, where the Oilers lost in overtime to the San Jose Sharks 3-2. Two days later, the Oilers picked up their first playoff game win at the arena by defeating the Sharks 2-0.

The Oil Kings' first game at the arena was on September 24, 2016, in front of a sold-out crowd. The Oil Kings won the game 4-3 in a shootout.

Events

Concerts
Date Artist Tour
September 16, 2016 Keith Urban Ripcord World Tour[30]
September 17, 2016 Dolly Parton Pure & Simple Tour[31]
September 20–21, 2016 Drake and Future Summer Sixteen Tour [32]
September 29, 2016 Dixie Chicks DCX MMXVI World Tour [33]
October 13, 2016 Carrie Underwood Storyteller Tour: Stories in the Round
October 15, 2016 Kanye West Saint Pablo Tour [34]
October 22, 2016 John Fogerty Rollin' on the River
November 5, 2016 Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire Heart and Soul Tour 2.0
November 18, 2016 Florida Georgia Line Dig Your Roots Tour [35]
February 17–19, & 23–25, 2017 (9 Concerts) Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood The Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood [36]
March 31, 2017 The Lumineers Cleopatra World Tour
April 17, 2017 John Mayer The Search for Everything World Tour
May 6, 2017 Thomas Rhett Home Team Tour
May 28, 2017 Red Hot Chili Peppers The Getaway World Tour
June 2, 2017 Def Leppard North American Tour
June 3, 2017 Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Soul2Soul The World Tour 2017
June 7, 2017 Future Nobody Safe Tour
June 13, 2017 Tool
July 1, 2017 Sarah McLachlan Canada 150 in 150 Celebrations
July 4, 2017 Queen + Adam Lambert Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2017
July 10, 2017 Duran Duran Paper Gods on Tour 2017
July 14, 2017 Matchbox 20 and Counting Crows A Brief History of Everything Tour 2017
July 19, 2017 Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour 2017
July 25–26, 2017 Ed Sheeran ÷ Tour
July 30–31, 2017 Bruno Mars 24K Magic World Tour
August 3, 2017 Lady Gaga Joanne World Tour
August 18, 2017 OneRepublic Honda Civic Tour
September 1, 2017 Lionel Richie and Mariah Carey All the Hits Tour
September 26–27, 2017 Coldplay A Head Full of Dreams Tour
September 28, 2017 Nickelback Feed The Machine Tour
October 2, 2017 The Weeknd Starboy: Legend of the Fall Tour
October 10, 2017 Imagine Dragons Evolve Tour
October 11, 2017 Arcade Fire Infinite Content Tour
October 13, 2017 Kings of Leon Walls Tour
October 24–25, 2017 Roger Waters Us + Them Tour
October 27, 2017 Depeche Mode Global Spirit Tour
December 9, 2017 Jay-Z 4:44 Tour
February 6, 2018 Old Dominion Happy Endings World Tour
February 15, 2018 Avenged Sevenfold The Stage World Tour
March 7, 2018 Brantley Gilbert The Ones That Like Me Tour
March 12, 2018 Santana Divination Tour 2018
March 22, 2018 Hedley Cageless Tour
April 6, 2018 Rod Stewart
April 22, 2018 Steve Miller Band with Peter Frampton
May 9–10, 2018 Shania Twain Shania Now Tour
May 15, 2018 The Eagles
May 18, 2018 Queens of the Stone Age Villains World Tour
September 4, 2018 Foo Fighters Concrete and Gold Tour
September 10, 2018 Sam Smith The Thrill of It All Tour
November 4–5, 2018 Justin Timberlake Man of the Woods Tour
Entertainment events
Date Performer(s) Tour
November 30, 2016 Amy Schumer Amy Schumer Tour
December 22–26, 2016 Cirque du Soleil Toruk - The First Flight
January 13–14, 2017 Toronto Blue Jays 7th Annual Winter Tour
May 13, 2017 Stars on Ice 2017 Stars on Ice Tour
March 23, 2018 Jeff Dunham Passively Aggressive Tour
May 13, 2018 Stars on Ice 2018 Stars on Ice Tour
Sporting events
Date Event
November 8, 2016 2016 CHL Canada/Russia Series - WHL All-Stars vs. Russia Selects
September 9, 2017 UFC 215[37][38]
November 9–11, 2017 PBR Global Cup
August 2018
August 2020
August 2022		 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Katz Group, Sports and Entertainment". Katz Group of Companies. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  2. ↑ Neufeld, Lydia (16 May 2016). "Scoreboard for new Rogers Place will be largest in the NHL". CBC/Radio-Canada. CBC News Edmonton. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Construction on Rogers Place Begins". CTV Edmonton. March 3, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  4. ↑ Staples, David (January 16, 2012). "With 360 Architecture, Edmonton's Arena Project Will Have the Right Designer". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Edmonton Arena" (PDF). Thornton Tomasetti. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  6. ↑ Stolte, Elise (January 16, 2012). "Downtown Arena Project Moves Forward with Project Manager and Architect Choices". Global News. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Most exciting phase of downtown arena construction begins". Edmonton Journal. September 30, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  8. ↑ "PCL Chosen to Build Downtown Arena". CBC News. April 13, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Rogers Place Hockey Arena". Government of Alberta. Government of Alberta. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  10. ↑ Jones, Terry (April 17, 2014). "With Rogers Place Plans, What You Can't See Is Just As Strong As What You Can". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  11. ↑ Salz, Allison (June 2, 2014). "Edmonton media get sneak peek at downtown arena construction site". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Oilers, Edmonton Set Arena Finance Plan". ESPN. Associated Press. May 19, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  13. ↑ "No Promises from Province on Edmonton Arena Money". CBC News. May 19, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  14. 1 2 Parrish, Julia (February 11, 2013). "City announces downtown arena budget met, work on Rogers Place to move forward". CTV Edmonton. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Council Approves Downtown Arena Deal". CBC News. October 26, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Edmonton to End Arena Talks with Oilers' Owner Katz". CBC News. October 18, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  17. ↑ Parrish, Julia (October 17, 2012). "Council Votes to Cease Arena Negotiations". CTV Edmonton. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Edmonton City Council Passes New Arena Deal". CBC News. May 15, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  19. ↑ "Downtown arena will be named Rogers Place". CBC News. December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  20. ↑ "Final Piece of Funding for Downtown Arena Approved". City of Edmonton. May 15, 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  21. ↑ Mertz, Emily (23 January 2013). "Edmonton city council approves arena framework with Katz Group". Corus Entertainment Inc. Global News Edmonton. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  22. ↑ Kent, Gordon (February 11, 2014). "Downtown Arena Gets Green Light for $480M". Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on 2014-03-02. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Rogers Place construction starts Monday". CBC News. March 3, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  24. ↑ Hicks, Graham (October 11, 2013). "The Downtown Hospitality Explosion". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  25. ↑ Lamphier, Gary (March 12, 2014). "Condo Projects on the Rise in Shadow of Edmonton's New Arena". Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  26. ↑ Tumilty, Ryan (December 8, 2014). "Edmonton seeing $2.5 billion in downtown development connected to new arena". Edmonton Metro. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  27. ↑ Mah, Bill (July 13, 2015). "Oilers CEO says Ice District a 'crisp and clean' new name for arena district". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  28. ↑ Staples, David (May 27, 2015). "Edmonton Arena District is the fastest growing arena district in the history of such mega-projects". Edmonton Journal.
  29. ↑ "Rogers Place grand opening photos: Dancers, tours, speeches — even the Great One was there". Postmedia Network Inc. Edmonton Journal. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  30. ↑ Keith Urban official website http://keithurban.net/events
  31. ↑ Dolly Parton official website http://dollyparton.com/tour-schedule-upcoming-events
  32. ↑ Edmonton Journal http://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/music/drake-brings-his-summer-sixteen-tour-to-edmonton
  33. ↑ Dixie Chicks official website http://www.dixiechicks.com/tour/
  34. ↑ Kanye West Tour site https://www.kanyewest.com/
  35. ↑ Florida Georgia Line official website http://floridageorgialine.com/tour-dates/
  36. ↑ "GARTH IS COMING TO EDMONTON! | Garth Brooks | The Official Website". garthbrooks.com. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  37. ↑ Staff (2017-04-27). "UFC 216 slated for Sept. 9 in Edmonton". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  38. ↑ Staff (2017-06-26). "With Aug. 19 event scrapped, Edmonton now hosts UFC 215 on Sept. 9". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
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