Nepean Sportsplex
{{Short description|Canadian sports facility}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{infobox venue
| stadium_name = Nepean Sportsplex
| nickname =
| logo_image = Flag of Ottawa, Ontario.svg
| logo_size = 100px
| image = Nepean Sportsplex mosbo6.jpg
| address = 1701 Woodroffe Avenue
| location = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| coordinates = {{coord|45.326838|N|75.745293|W|region:CA-ON_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground = 1971
| opened = 1973
| expanded =
| renovated =
| owner = City of Ottawa
| operator = City of Ottawa
| surface = Tri-pad, Multi-surface
Yzerman Arena
Arena 2
Arena 3
| construction_cost = $
| architect =
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| former_names =
| tenants = Nepean Raiders
Nepean Skating Club
| seating_capacity = 3,000 (Yzerman Arena)
500 (Arena 2 & 3)
| record_attendance = 2,362 (April 22, 2012)
| dimensions = 200 feet (61 m) x 85 feet (26 m) (Yzerman Arena)
}}
Nepean Sportsplex is a sports facility in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 1701 Woodroffe Avenue north of the Ottawa Greenbelt, near the former Confederation High School along OC Transpo routes 74 and 75 in the former city of Nepean. This is the home arena to the Nepean Raiders hockey team of the Central Canada Hockey League.
History
Nepean Sportsplex was opened in 1973 as a central facility for the former city of Nepean. The site contains an athletics centre (including fitness room) & gym, baseball, soccer and football fields, 4 squash courts, convention space, swimming pools, lawn bowling, 10 curling sheets, and three ice rinks including a 3,000-seat arena.{{Cite web |last=Recreation |first=Cultural and Facility Services |date=2024-11-28 |title=Nepean Sportsplex |url=https://ottawa.ca/en/recreation-and-parks/facilities/place-listing/nepean-sportsplex#section-fb28ed17-973e-4cb3-8e05-a1896a8cf66a |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=ottawa.ca |language=en}}[http://www.nepeanmuseum.on.ca/artifact.htm "Model of the Nepean Sportsplex sign (2001.95.1)"], Nepean Museum. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070924074945/http://www.nepeanmuseum.on.ca/artifact.htm}} In addition to nearby neighbourhoods, the Sportsplex served the community of Barrhaven until the Walter Baker Sports Centre was constructed in 1980. In 1997, the 3,000-seat arena was named the Yzerman Arena in recognition of Steve Yzerman of the Detroit Red Wings, who played with the Nepean Raiders hockey team in his youth. The Ottawa Junior Riders of the Quebec Junior Football League also play here.
The Sportsplex was the site of Ottawa's first mass vaccination clinic during the beginning of COVID-19 Pandemic.{{Cite web|date=2021-03-12|title=Ottawa residents 90 and older line up for mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic|url=https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-residents-90-and-older-line-up-for-mass-covid-19-vaccination-clinic-1.5343651|access-date=2021-10-06|website=Ottawa|language=en}}
The largest crowd to ever see a game at the arena was during Game 4 of the 2012 Bogart Cup Finals, in which 2,362 fans watched the Nepean Raiders defeating the Cornwall Colts 4–3 to win the Bogart Cup.{{Cite web |title=CCHL- Central Canada Hockey League |url=https://www.thecchl.ca/stats/schedule/2/13/all-months/home?league=1 |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=www.thecchl.ca |language=en-US}}
Facilities
Nepean Squash Club:
Began with 4 squash courts and an upstairs viewing gallery in 1974 and called itself the Nepean Squash Racquets Club.
Then 4 more courts were added in 1976.
By 2004, only 6 courts remained to make way for a weight room, and by 2008, only 4 courts remained.
Active membership of over 100 club players with House League, City League, Tournaments, Round Robins, Socials and Lessons.
=Foyer Gallery=
The facility includes the Foyer Gallery, an artist-run exhibition space that operates under the auspices of the Foyer Gallery Artists’ Association and the City of Ottawa. The gallery features visual art by established and emerging regional artists.
Notable events
The facility hosted 8 games in the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship.
The facility hosted the 2000 Ontario Nokia Cup, the provincial men's curling championship.
References
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External links
- [https://ottawa.ca/en/recreation-and-parks/recreation-facilities/facility-listing/nepean-sportsplex Nepean Sportsplex]
- [https://sites.google.com/view/nepeansquashclub/home Nepean Squash Club Website]
- [http://foyergallery.com/ Foyer Gallery]
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Category:Ice hockey venues in Ottawa
Category:Soccer venues in Ontario
Category:Art museums and galleries in Ontario