Scotiabank Saddledome

Scotiabank Saddledome
The Dome
	Scotiabank Saddledome in 2020
Former names	Olympic Saddledome (1983–95); Canadian Airlines Saddledome (1995–2000); Pengrowth Saddledome (2000–10)
Address	555 Saddledome Rise SE
Location	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates	51°02′15″N 114°03′07″W
Public transit	Victoria Park/Stampede
Owner	City of Calgary
Operator	Saddledome Foundation; Calgary Sports and Entertainment;
Capacity	19,289 Ice hockey 20,240 (1988–95);
Field size	474,000 sq ft (44,000 m2)
Construction
Broke ground	July 29, 1981
Opened	October 15, 1983
Renovated	1994
Construction cost	C$97.7 million; ($279 million in 2021 dollars); ; Renovation:; 1994: C$37 million; ($61.1 million in 2021 dollars)
Architect	Graham McCourt Architects
Structural engineer	Jan Bobrowski and Partners Ltd.
Services engineer	Vinto Engineering Ltd.
General contractor	CANA Construction Co. Ltd.
Main contractors	SE Johnson
Tenants
	Calgary Flames (NHL) (1983–present); Calgary 88s (WBL) (1988–1992); Calgary Rad'z (RHI) (1993); Calgary Outlaws (NBL) (1994); Calgary Hitmen (WHL) (1995–present); Calgary Roughnecks (NLL) (2001–present) ; Stockton Heat (AHL) (2021); Calgary Wranglers (AHL) (2022–present)

Scotiabank Saddledome is a multi-use indoor arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located in Stampede Park in the southeast end of downtown Calgary, the Saddledome was built in 1983 to replace the Stampede Corral as the home of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League, and to host ice hockey and figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

The facility also hosts concerts, conferences and other sporting championships, and events for the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede. It underwent a major renovation in 1994–95 and sold its naming rights, during which its original name of Olympic Saddledome was changed to Canadian Airlines Saddledome. The facility was given the name Pengrowth Saddledome in 2000, after Pengrowth Management Ltd. signed a ten-year agreement. It adopted its current name in October 2010 as Scotiabank signed on as title sponsor.

The Saddledome is owned by the City of Calgary, who leases it to the Saddledome Foundation, a non-profit organization, to oversee its operation. Since 1996, it has been managed by the Flames. The Saddledome was damaged during the 2013 Alberta floods in June and July that year, but was repaired and reopened in time for the 2013–14 NHL season.

The arena's roof is shaped like a horse saddle, thus earning the name "Saddledome".

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