Le Nouveau Colisée
Le Nouveau Colisée is a multi-purpose arena currently under construction in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada and set to open in early 2021. The arena will replace the aging Colisée de Trois-Rivières and will seat 4,390 fans. Beginning in the fall of 2021, it will host Trois-Rivières' professional hockey team in the ECHL.[1][2]
| Location | Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada |
|---|---|
| Owner | City of Trois-Rivières |
| Operator | Spectra Venue Management |
| Capacity | 4,390 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | June 2018 |
| Opened | 2021 (planned) |
| Construction cost | $60.6 million |
| Tenants | |
| Trois-Rivières (ECHL) (from 2021) | |
| Website | |
| www | |
History
In the late 2010s, the city of Trois-Rivières, Quebec, began construction on new arena to replace the Colisée de Trois-Rivières, a skating rink that first opened in 1938 and was primarily acting as the home of the UQTR Patriotes hockey teams. The new arena cost $60million to construct with a planned opening of late 2020, but had no announced permanent tenants scheduled after UQTR declined the initial lease.[3] Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the planned opening was moved back to early 2021 while the city was in discussions with adding an ECHL expansion team expected to be affiliated with the Montreal Canadiens.[4] In January 2021, the team was approved to begin play for the 2021–22 season.[5]
References
- "Trois-Rivieres one step closer to hosting rumoured Canadiens ECHL affiliate team". CTV News. November 30, 2020.
- "ECHL Approves Two Expansion Memberships". ECHL. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- "Pour qui l'aréna de 60 millions?". La Presse. February 4, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- "ECHL: TROIS-RIVIÈRES WILL HAVE ITS OWN HOCKEY CLUB". TVA Sports. July 9, 2020.
- "ECHL Approves Two Expansion Memberships". ECHL. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.