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Canadian Tire Centre

Canadian Tire Centre (French: Centre Canadian Tire[7]) is a multi-purpose arena in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, located in the western suburb of Kanata. It opened in January 1996 as the Palladium and was also known as Corel Centre (French: Centre Corel) from 1996 to 2006 and Scotiabank Place (French: Place Banque Scotia) from 2006 to 2013.

"Scotiabank Place" redirects here. Not to be confused with Scotiabank Arena.

Former names

Palladium (1996)
Corel Centre (1996–2006)
Scotiabank Place (2006–2013)

1000 Palladium Drive

Ottawa, Ontario

45°17′49″N 75°55′38″W / 45.29694°N 75.92722°W / 45.29694; -75.92722

OC Transpo 62  162  400 

Capital Sports Properties Inc.

18,500 (1996–2004)
19,153 (2004–2017)
18,655 (2017–present)[1]

20,511 (December 4, 2014)

650,000 sq ft (60,000 m2)

July 7, 1994

January 15, 1996

2005

C$170 million[2]
($246 million in 2021 dollars[3])

ZW Group

Carruthers & Wallace Ltd.[4]

J. L. Richards & Associated Ltd.[5]

[6]

Eastern Inc.

The arena is primarily used for ice hockey, serving as the home arena of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL) since its opening in 1996, and as a temporary home for the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League during renovations at their arena. It will also be the home arena of the Ottawa Black Bears of the National Lacrosse League starting with the 2024-25 NLL season. The arena is also used regularly for music concerts and has hosted events such as the Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's basketball championship and the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

The Canadian Tire Centre hosted games three and four of the .

2007 Stanley Cup Finals

Two world championship ice hockey tournaments, the & 2013 Women's World Hockey Championships.

2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The

2008 NHL Entry Draft

The [26]

2012 NHL All-Star Game

The last NHL game played in Canada[27]

Wayne Gretzky

The arena held a event for the first time in 2019, hosting UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy.[28]

UFC

2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, Canadian University Basketball

Championships

4 episodes of from 1997–2023, and seven episodes of WWE SmackDown from 2001–2016.

WWE Raw

The arena hosted 's final Canadian Crusade in June 1998. Total attendance for the four-day crusade was over 100,000.[29]

Billy Graham

Concerts by , Alanis Morissette, Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, Ariana Grande, David Bowie, Depeche Mode, Kenny Chesney, Coldplay, The Eagles, Foo Fighters, Genesis, Green Day, Elton John, Kiss, Iron Maiden, Lady Gaga, Tina Turner, Madonna, Paul McCartney, Metallica, Mötley Crüe, Nickelback, One Direction, Our Lady Peace, Pearl Jam, Katy Perry, Prince, Rihanna, Roger Waters, Rush, Ed Sheeran, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, The Tragically Hip, Shania Twain, Shawn Mendes, U2, Carrie Underwood, Van Halen, The Weeknd, Neil Young, The Smashing Pumpkins, Twenty One Pilots and over 12 shows by Celine Dion, Fleetwood Mac, and Cher.

AC/DC

Canadian Tire Centre is the largest sport and concert venue in the National Capital Region after the outdoor TD Place Stadium. It regularly hosts major music acts, concerts, and sporting events.[25] Some notable events include:

List of indoor arenas in Canada

New Ottawa Arena

Official site

Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame