Hershey Centre

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Hershey Centre
Location	5500 Rose Cherry Place Mississauga, ON L4Z 4B6
Opened	1998
Owner	City of Mississauga
Construction cost	22C million
Tenants	Mississauga IceDogs (OHL) (1998-2007) Toronto ThunderHawks (NPSL) (2000-2001) Mississauga St. Michael's Majors(2007-present) Toronto Croatia (CSL) (2007-present) Mississauga Aeros (NWHL) (1999-present)
Capacity	Basketball 5,400 Hockey 5,800 (5,420 seated) Concerts 4,800

The Hershey Centre is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment complex located in Mississauga, Ontario.

The Hershey Centre is the home arena of the OHL team Mississauga St. Michael's Majors. It previously housed the Mississauga IceDogs from 1998-2007, and the Toronto ThunderHawks during the 2000-2001 National Professional Soccer League season. It has also been the venue for several notable musical acts, including The Tragically Hip, Green Day, Hatebreed, as well as the only Canadian stop of the New Jack Swing tour. The arena also featured the only Extreme Championship Wrestling show in Canada before the promotion's demise in 2001.

The Hershey Centre was also the venue for the inaugural Heritage Cup, an international indoor lacrosse tournament.

First opened in 1998, the Hershey Centre is located on Rose Cherry Place, named after the late wife of Don Cherry, founder and former owner of the Ice Dogs.

In 2007, a new multi-sport facility called the Hershey SportZone opened just to the north of the main bowl. The SportZone houses a full size indoor soccer field, a full size FIBA basketball court, a gymnastics facility, and two outdoor soccer fields.

[edit] See also

• Maple Leaf Gardens
• Ricoh Coliseum
• Air Canada Centre
• Varsity Arena

[edit] External links

• Official Site

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Current arenas in the American Basketball Association Blue Conference

Baldwin Gymnasium | Barre Auditorium1 | Buffalo State Sports Arena | Burlington Memorial Auditorium2 | Centre Pierre Charbonneau | Delaware State University | Forum Civic Center | Halifax Metro Centre | Macon Coliseum | PEPS | Southern New Hampshire University | Suffolk County Community College | Suwanee Sports Academy | Washington County Convention Center

1The Vermont Frost Heaves play half of their home games at Barre Auditorium. 2The Vermont Frost Heaves play half of their home games at Burlington Memorial Auditorium.