Affinity Place
{{Short description|Indoor arena in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
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| stadium_name = Affinity Place
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| former names = Spectra Place (2011-2013)
| image = Affinity_Place_entrance.jpg
| caption = Affinity Place entrance
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| pushpin_label = Affinity Place
| location = 701 Souris Avenue
Estevan, SK
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| broke_ground = 2009
| built = 2009-2011
| opened = September 16, 2011
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| owner = City of Estevan
| operator = City of Estevan
| construction_cost = Canadian dollar23.5 million
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| tenants = Estevan Bruins (SJHL) (2011–present)
| seating_capacity = 3,664
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| website = http://estevan.ca/affinity-place/
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Affinity Place is an indoor multi-use event centre in Estevan, Saskatchewan, home to the Estevan Bruins of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.
History
Construction on Affinity Place began in May 2009 to replace Estevan’s aging Civic Auditorium.{{Cite web |title=Sod Turning Last Night |url=https://www.discoverestevan.com/articles/sod-turning-last-night |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=DiscoverEstevan}}
The project was finished in 2011. The first event for the $23.5 million facility,{{Cite web |title=ESTEVAN SPECTRA PLACE GRAND OPENING {{!}} News and Media |url=https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2011/september/16/estevan-spectra-place-grand-opening |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=Government of Saskatchewan |language=en}} initially named Spectra Place, was held on April 15, 2011 with a concert featuring Tom Cochrane and Kim Mitchell.{{Cite web |title=Affinity Place - About Us |url=http://estevan.ca/affinity-place-about-us/ |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=City of Estevan |language=en-US}}
The arena was renamed to Affinity Place in 2013.{{Cite web |date=2013-09-11 |title=Spectra Place to become Affinity Place |url=https://www.sasktoday.ca/south/local-news/spectra-place-to-become-affinity-place-3990103 |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=SaskToday.ca |language=en}}
The venue has hosted various sporting events, like curling, hockey and mixed martial arts, along with a series of concerts.
Notable hockey events hosted at Affinity Place include the 2016 Western Canada Cup and the 2022 Centennial Cup.
The venue became the first to host both the SaskTel Tankard and the Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts in the same year in 2023.{{Cite web |title=Estevan to host 2023 Viterra Scotties, SaskTel Tankard |url=https://www.ckom.com/2022/03/09/estevan-to-host-2023-viterra-scotties-sasktel-tankard/ |access-date=September 25, 2023 |website=650 CKOM |language=en}}
Past concerts have included performances by The Tragically Hip,{{Cite web |date=2013-04-03 |title=Tragically Hip to play Estevan |url=https://www.sasktoday.ca/south/local-news/tragically-hip-to-play-estevan-3989867 |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=SaskToday.ca |language=en}} Mötley Crüe, Sum 41 and The Offspring.{{Cite web |title=A Look Back at 2019: Sum 41 and The Offspring Make a Stop in Estevan |url=https://discoverestevan.com/articles/a-look-back-at-2019-sum-41-and-the-offspring-make-a-stop-in-estevan |access-date=September 25, 2023 |website=DiscoverEstevan}}
References
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Category:Ice hockey venues in Saskatchewan
Category:Music venues in Saskatchewan
Category:2011 establishments in Saskatchewan