Arctic Winter Games Arena
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The Arctic Winter Games Arena is a 2,500-seat multi-purpose arena
in Iqaluit, Nunavut
, Canada
. Initially constructed to house the hockey and speed skating events of the 2002 Arctic Winter Games
, the Arena is now used as a youth centre and to host large community events.
The venue hosted CBC Television
's Hockey Day in Canada in 2003, and a White Stripes concert in 2007. The arena was also site to 4 professional wrestling events, featuring WWE superstars Christian (wrestler) and Gail Kim
, as well as Tracy Brooks, Robert Roode and Rhino
in 2008.
The surface of the arena had become unusable (for ice) after a portion the floor sank in 2006, however, on August 18, 2009 $2.2 million was allocated by the Government of Canada
to repair the surface.
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
in Iqaluit, Nunavut
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Initially constructed to house the hockey and speed skating events of the 2002 Arctic Winter Games
Arctic Winter Games
The Arctic Winter Games is an international biennial celebration of circumpolar sports and culture.-Background:The Arctic Winter Games were founded in 1969 under the leadership of Governor Walter J. Hickel of Alaska, Stuart M. Hodgson, Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, and Yukon...
, the Arena is now used as a youth centre and to host large community events.
The venue hosted CBC Television
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
's Hockey Day in Canada in 2003, and a White Stripes concert in 2007. The arena was also site to 4 professional wrestling events, featuring WWE superstars Christian (wrestler) and Gail Kim
Gail Kim
Gail Kim is a Canadian professional wrestler of Korean descent, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where she is the current TNA Women's Knockout Champion and one half of the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions with Madison Rayne...
, as well as Tracy Brooks, Robert Roode and Rhino
Rhino
Rhino is a colloquial abbreviation of rhinoceros"Rhino" may also refer to:-Entertainment:* Rhino , a character from the Marvel Comics universe and sometime-foe of Spider-Man...
in 2008.
The surface of the arena had become unusable (for ice) after a portion the floor sank in 2006, however, on August 18, 2009 $2.2 million was allocated by the Government of Canada
Government of Canada
The Government of Canada, formally Her Majesty's Government, is the system whereby the federation of Canada is administered by a common authority; in Canadian English, the term can mean either the collective set of institutions or specifically the Queen-in-Council...
to repair the surface.