SaskTel Centre
SaskTel Centre (formerly Credit Union Centre, and originally Saskatchewan Place; informally also known as Sask Place) is an arena located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The facility opened in February 1988 and is currently the home venue of the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League, the Saskatchewan Rattlers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League, and the Saskatchewan Rush of the National Lacrosse League, with the arena being referred to as Co-op Field at SaskTel Centre during Rush games.
SaskTel Centre Location within Saskatchewan SaskTel Centre Location within Canada | |
| Former names | Saskatchewan Place (1988–2004) Credit Union Centre (2004–2014) |
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| Address | 3315 Thatcher Avenue Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7R 1C4 |
| Coordinates | 52.189°N 106.679°W |
| Owner | City of Saskatoon |
| Executive suites | 51 |
| Capacity | 15,100 Lacrosse: 15,195 |
| Record attendance | 16,874 Metallica WorldWired Tour, September 15, 2018 |
| Surface | Ice, Turf, Court |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 11 September 1986 |
| Opened | 9 February 1988 |
| Expanded | 1990, 2009 |
| Construction cost | C$24.8 million ($53.5 million in 2021 dollars) $6.7 million (2009 expansion) ($8.31 million in 2021 dollars) |
| Architect | Thomas Ferguson Architect, Ltd PBK Architects, Inc. |
| Structural engineer | Cochrane Lavalin Consulting Engineers |
| General contractor | Carlson Constructors, Ltd. |
| Tenants | |
| Saskatoon Blades (WHL) (1988–present) Saskatchewan Rush (NLL) (2016–present) Saskatchewan Rattlers (CEBL) (2019–present) Saskatchewan Storm (WBL) (1990–92) Saskatoon Slam (NBL) (1992–94) Saskatchewan Hawks (IBA/CBA) (2000–02) Saskatoon Accelerators (CMISL) (2007–09) Saskatoon Sirens (LFL Canada) (2012) | |
| Website | |
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