Place Bell (Laval, Quebec)
| Location | Laval, QC |
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| Opened | 2017 |
The Place Bell is a multipurpose sports facility under construction in Laval, Quebec, Canada. It will include a 10,000 seat main arena and two smaller ice rinks.
The former mayor of Laval, Gilles Vaillancourt, announced the project on February 13, 2012.[1][2] The facility will be managed by Evenko, the same company that operates the Bell Centre in Montreal, home of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. As in the case of the Bell Centre, the naming rights for the Laval arena have been acquired by Bell Canada.[3] The cost of the project is estimated at $120 million: according to Vaillancourt, Laval's share will be $42 million, with the Quebec provincial government expected to contribute $46 million and private investment $32 million.[4]
Initial plans called for the arena to be built in the city's Quartier de l'Agora district, next to the Laval courthouse, but the unstable soil in that location led to a move. In October 2012, the city announced that the project will be located adjacent to the Montmorency station of the Montreal Metro Orange Line.
Construction started in late 2014 with a completion date in 2017.[5][6]
It has been reported that the Laval arena may become the new home of the Canadiens' minor league affiliate, the St. John's IceCaps of the American Hockey League.[7][8]
References
- ↑ "Laval pushes ahead with arena plans: Sports complex set to be completed by 2014", CBC News, February 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Laval to go ahead with controversial $120-million sports complex", Global Montreal, February 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Laval ice complex to be run by management of Habs’ Montreal arena", The Hamilton Spectator, February 13, 2012.
- ↑ Martin C. Barry, "Laval to build Place Bell amphitheatre by 2014", Laval News, February 27, 2012.
- ↑ François Gagnon, "Laval: la Place Bell changera d'adresse", La Presse, October 10, 2012 (in French).
- ↑ "Le déménagement de la Place Bell confirmé", Courrier Laval, October 14, 2012 (in French).
- ↑ François Gagnon, "Les Bulldogs, de Hamilton à Laval", La Presse, January 26, 2012 (in French).
- ↑ Pierre Saint-Arnaud, "Amphithéâtre de Laval: Bell et Evenko injectent 32 millions $", Canadian Press in Le Nouvelliste, February 14, 2012 (in French).
External links
- Press release regarding naming rights agreement
