Prospera Place, formerly known as Skyreach Place, is a 6,886-seat multi-purpose

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, in Kelowna,

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, Canada. It replaced

Kelowna Memorial Arena The Kelowna Memorial Arena is an ice hockey arena located in Kelowna, British Columbia. It was built in 1945 and has a capacity of 2,600. It is notable for its small ice surface of 180' X 80'. It once hosted the Western Hockey League's Kelowna Wi ...

, which is still in use for minor hockey Opened in 1999, it is home to the

Kelowna Rockets The Kelowna Rockets are a major junior ice hockey team based in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. The Rockets play in the Western Hockey League (WHL), out of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). They play their home games at Prospera Place. The R ...

hockey club. The arena hosted the

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in 2004. It was supposed to host it again in 2020, but the tournament was canceled due to the

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. Prospera Place was selected to host the

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, the Canadian men's national

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championship, but due to COVID-19 restrictions the Brier took place in Calgary instead. The arena hosted

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in 2014 and again in October 2019. Prospera Place has hosted concerts by many famous artists, spanning many different genres. The ''

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'' Tour came to the arena in 2009 and 2010. A multi-story parking garage is situated nearby, as well as a private parking lot made available by the arena for guests who have purchased a parking pass. Prospera Credit Union obtained naming rights to the arena in 2003, rights it will keep until at least January 2024.

References

External links

Official website of Prospera Place
Indoor arenas in British Columbia Indoor ice hockey venues in Canada Sports venues in Kelowna Western Hockey League arenas Music venues in British Columbia Public–private partnership projects in Canada {{Canada-icehockey-venue-stub