|
Year Opened |
1995 |
| Capacity |
18,422 |
|
Architect |
Brisbin
Brook Beynon |
| Web Site |
www.canucks.com |
| Phone |
604/899-7400 |
|
Anchor Tenants |
Vancouver
Canucks (NHL) / Vancouver Ravens (NLL) |
| Parking |
Plenty of
parking on-site. |
|
Directions |
800 Griffiths
Way, Vancouver, BC V6B 6G1. From the Fraser
Valley: Follow Highway #1 west. Take the 1st
Avenue exit and follow 1st Avenue until you
reach Quebec Street. Turn right on Quebec
Street and follow it until the road forks.
Take the left fork onto Expo Blvd. Follow
Expo Blvd to General Motors Place. From
Horseshoe Bay/West Vancouver: Follow Highway
#99 south. Take the Taylor Way exit and
follow south. Turn left on Marine Drive.
Take exit for the Lions Gate Bridge and
travel through Stanley Park and follow
Georgia Street through downtown to the
arena. From Tsawwassen: Follow Highway #17
north until you intersect Highway #99.
Follow Highway #99 north and cross over the
Oak Street Bridge. Follow Oak Street north
until you reach 49th Avenue. Turn right on
49th Avenue and left on Cambie Street.
Follow Cambie Street over the Cambie Street
Bridge and take the first exit onto Pacific
Blvd, leading to General Motors Place. From
Peace Portal Border Crossing: Follow Highway
#99 north. Cross over the Oak Street Bridge
and follow Oak Street north until you reach
49th Avenue. Turn right on 49th Avenue and
then turn left onto Cambie Street. Follow
Cambie Street over the Cambie Street Bridge
and take the first exit onto Pacific Blvd,
leading to General Motors Place. Using
Public Transit: The building is easily
accessible by public transit and the
Stadium/Chinatown Skytrain station. |
History
Originally members of the Pacific Coast
Hockey League, the Vancouver Canucks were bought
in 1970 and became part of the NHL. After the
Canucks Stanley Cup appearance in 1994,
Vancouver decided to build a new arena for them.
Completed in 1995 the General Motors Place
turned into the home of the Vancouver Canucks.
Known as the “GM Place” and “The Garage,” the
arena has replaced the Pacific Coliseum as the
main venue in Vancouver.
Along with professional hockey games, “GM Place”
also holds many concerts and other
entertainment. This downtown location is
exceptionally spacious with views that are
excellent, even if you are in the nosebleed
seats and ticket prices are realistic as well.
