Barrie Molson Centre

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Barrie Molson Centre
"BMC"
Location	555 Bayview Drive, Barrie, Ontario L4N 8Y2 Tel: (705) 737-6851
Broke ground	1995
Opened	December 1995
Owner	City of Barrie
Construction cost	13C million
Tenants	Barrie Colts (OHL) (1995-Present) Barrie Lakeshores (MSL) (2004-present)
Capacity	Hockey: 4,195 East End Stage: 4,801 Center Stage: 5,000 Wrestling: 5,400 Standing Room: 100 people (North East Corner and the South East Corners of the arena bowl) Luxury suites: 27. 14 at ice level and 13 at the top of the seating area on the Southside of the BMC.

The Barrie Molson Centre is a 4,195-seat multi-purpose arena in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. The Barrie Molson Centre, also known as the BMC, held its first ever OHL game on December 31, 1995 when the Barrie Colts hosted the Sudbury Wolves. It is home to the Barrie Colts ice hockey team and the Barrie Lakeshores MLS Lacrosse Team. The Colts played the first half of their inaugural season at the old Barrie Arena while the BMC was under construction.

The BMC was one of the first modern arenas built in the OHL and was the blueprint from which a lot of the newer arenas were modeled. There is a full concourse so you can walk all the way around the arena. In the west end the concourse goes through Casey's Restaurant which was added in 2003, replacing what was once the Horsepower Grill. The BMC has a standard four-sided scoreboard and a scoreboard at the west end. There are time of day clocks and shot clocks at each end. The BMC added 4 video screens in the arena bowl for replays and to watch the game. The ice surface at the Barrie Molson Centre is regulation size of 200' by 85'.

[edit] Special Events

• 1996 Toronto Raptors Training Camp
• 1997 Bell Ontario Hockey League All-Star Game
• 2000 Ontario Hockey League Championship Series (Games 2,4 and 6)
• 2002 Ontario Hockey League Championship Series (Games 2 and 4)
• World Wrestling Entertainment

• RAW LIVE November 21, 2004
• RAW SummerSlam 2006 Tour July 7th, 2006
• Smackdown/ECW Live May 26th, 2007
• RAW LIVE Sunday May 4th, 2008

• NLL Exhibition Toronto Rock v. Philadelphia Wings
• 2005 Canada/Russia Series
• Barenaked Ladies
• Nickelback
• Bachman and Cummings

[edit] External links

• The OHL Arena & Travel Guide - Barrie Molson Centre

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