The Centre Slush Puppie (French: Centre Slush Puppie) is a 4,080-seat arena in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is home to the Gatineau Olympiques of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. Naming rights for the centre are held by Slush Puppie. The centre also hosts three community rinks, Glace Desjardins, Glace Gérik Construction, and Glace Dilawri Auto, which each have a capacity between 240 and 480.[2]
Location | 500, boulevard de la Cité Gatineau, Quebec J8T 0H3 |
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Owner | City of Gatineau |
Operator | Vision Multisports Outaouais [1] |
Capacity | Ice hockey: 5,000[1] Concerts: 6,700 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 2017 |
Opened | 2021 |
Tenants | |
Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) (2021–present) |
History
editOn February 22, 2017, Gatineau City Council approved the construction of a CA$79 million 4,080-seat spectator arena to replace the Robert Guertin Centre.[3] The centre opened on August 20, 2021 [4]
In April 2023, the centre hosted three Ottawa 67's playoff games, as the TD Place Arena was hosting the 2023 World Men's Curling Championship.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b "The final buzzer at the Robert Guertin Arena in Gatineau". Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Découvrez le Centre Slush Puppie". Centre Slush Puppie (in French). Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ Spears, Tom (22 February 2017). "Gatineau council approves new $79M arena complex; home for Olympiques". Ottawa Citizen. Postmedia Network. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Inauguration vendredi du Centre Slush Puppie : la fin d'une longue saga" (in French). Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "67's open first round of OHL playoffs at Slush Puppie Centre in Gatineau". Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Ottawa 67's move on to second round of OHL playoffs". Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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