hockey for all centre is an

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facility located in

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. The building is owned and operated by

True North Sports and Entertainment True North Sports and Entertainment Limited (TNSE or TNS&E) is a Canadian company based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, that owns and operates Canada Life Centre in downtown Winnipeg and the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League. The company also o ...

(TNSE), which also owns

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in downtown Winnipeg. The

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of the

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and

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of the

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use the hockey for all centre as their practice and training facility.

Construction

hockey for all centre, originally known as the True North MoosePlex Hockey Canada Centre, was built on time and within its budget, at a cost of $26.6 million Canadian. The federal and provincial governments contributed $11.7 million, while TNSE provided the remaining $14.9 million. In exchange for public funding, TNSE guaranteed use of the facility for local amateur and recreational hockey. In April 2010, as an extension of its naming rights relationship with

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(MTS) for the

MTS Centre Canada Life Centre (formerly MTS Centre and Bell MTS Place) is an indoor arena in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba. The arena is the home of the National Hockey League's Winnipeg Jets and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Manitoba Moose. T ...

, the facility was renamed MTS Iceplex. A 21,000 square foot addition to the center was completed in 2016. As part of this expansion, new training facilities and office space were built for the Jets and Moose. The facility was renamed Bell MTS Iceplex following

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's acquisition of MTS in 2017. On November 14, 2022, TNSE announced a new partnership with

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to become the title sponsor of the facility, with the building rebranded as hockey for all centre, the name based on Scotiabank's ''hockey for all'' initiative.

Facilities

hockey for all centre is located on the western edge of the city, near the junction of Portage Avenue and the west Perimeter Highway. It is surrounded by the Perimeter Highway to the east,

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to the north, Pointe West AutoPark to the south, and the

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grounds to the WEST. The facility is open year-round and consists of four arenas, dryland training facilities, 22 dressing rooms, a pro shop, a restaurant and bar, a conference room, concessions stand and office space for Hockey Manitoba,

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, and TNSE. Each of the four arenas has an NHL regulation size ice surface and is sponsored by a local business. The Subway Arena seats 1,512 spectators, while the Flynn, Assiniboine Credit Union, and MB Building Trades arenas each seat 225 spectators.

Events

hockey for all centre was one of three venues that hosted the 2011 World Under 17 Hockey Challenge, a major international hockey tournament held annually by Hockey Canada. It was slated to host the 2012 tournament also, but Hockey Canada, at the request of TNSE, decided to relocate the tournament to

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. Some of the annual events taking place at the Iceplex include the Manitoba Senior 'A' hockey championship, the Winnipeg High School Hockey League Rookie Classic and the Hockey Manitoba Cup. Due to provincial health orders from the

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that prohibited fan attendance, the majority of Manitoba Moose home games for the

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were moved to the Assiniboine Credit Union Arena in the Iceplex.

References

External links

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