Credit Union iPlex
The Innovation Credit Union iPlex is a 2,879-seat multi-purpose arena in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada. The arena was built in 1967 as a Canadian Centennial project and originally known as the Centennial Civic Centre. In 2007, Swift Current city council approved a $14 million expansion to the Centennial Civic Centre. Construction of the hockey-curling complex was completed in fall 2007.
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| Former names | Centennial Civic Centre (1967–2008) |
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| Location | 2001 Chaplin Street East Swift Current, Saskatchewan S9H 5A8 |
| Owner | City of Swift Current |
| Operator | City of Swift Current |
| Capacity | Ice hockey: 2,879 (3,239 with standing room) |
| Surface | Hockey |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 5, 1965[2] |
| Opened | January 24, 1967[3] |
| Expanded | 2007–2008 |
| Construction cost | C$750,000[3] ($5.53 million in 2018 dollars[4]) |
| Architect | R. B. Ramsay[5] |
| General contractor | Rittinger Construction Company, Ltd.[5] |
| Tenants | |
| Swift Current Broncos (WHL) (1967–1974, 1986–present) Swift Current Rampage (PGLL) (2003–present) Swift Current Legionnaires (SMAAAHL) | |
It is home to the Swift Current Broncos ice hockey team, Home Hardware AAA Midget Legionnaires ice hockey team, and Swift Current Rampage lacrosse team. It hosted the 2010 World Women's Curling Championship as well as the 2016 Ford World Women's Curling Championship. The naming rights are held by Innovation Credit Union.[1]
References
- "Innovation Credit Union i-plex - Swift Current". www.swiftcurrent.ca. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- "Mayor Turns Sod for Civic Centre". Leader-Post. Regina. April 6, 1965. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- Jacobs, Elaine (January 25, 1967). "Opening of Civic Centre Climax to Years of Work". Leader-Post. Regina. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. January 18, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019. and 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- "Civic Centre Contract Let". Leader-Post. Regina. March 13, 1965. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
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