Aitken Centre

Aitken Centre

The Aitken Centre is located on the campus of the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Constructed in 1976, it is the home of the UNB Varsity Reds hockey and basketball teams.

The arena hosted the University Cup in 2003 and 2004. The Aitken Centre was also the venue for the 2006 CIS Women's basketball championships, won by UBC.

The arena's capacity is 3,685 for ice events and 4,258 for concerts.

Other uses

Aitken Centre was home to the American Hockey League's Fredericton Express (1981-1988) and Fredericton Canadiens (1990-1999).

The arena was used as a prop during the filming of a television mini-series titled "Canada-Russia '72". It stood in for the Montreal Forum, Maple Leaf Gardens and Luzhniki Palace of Sports.

External links

* [http://www.aitkencentre.unb.ca/ Aitken University Centre Official Site]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France — The Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France (C2RMF, Centre for Research and Restoration of the Museums of France ) is the national research centre in France responsible for the documentation,conservation and restoration of the …   Wikipedia

  • Centre for Social Justice — The Centre for Social Justice is a centre right British political thinktank set up by Iain Duncan Smith, a former leader of the Conservative Party to concentrate on finding and supporting new and innovative grass roots approaches to fighting… …   Wikipedia

  • Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook — Lord Beaverbrook redirects here. For the peerage, see Baron Beaverbrook. The Right Honourable W.M. Max Aitken 1st Baron Beaverbrook C. 1918 …   Wikipedia

  • Doug Aitken — Aitken s Sleepwalkers displayed at the Museum of Modern Art 2007 Born 1968 (1968) Redondo Beach, California …   Wikipedia

  • Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook — William Maxwell Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook Bt., PC (May 25, 1879 ndash; June 9, 1964) was a Canadian British business tycoon, politician, and writer. [Aitken, William Maxwell, 1st Baron Beaverbrook… …   Wikipedia

  • Max Aitken, 1er Baron Beaverbrook — Max Aitken Pour les articles homonymes, voir Aitken. William Maxwell Max Aitken, PC (25 mai 1879 – 9 juin 1964), 1er baron Beaverbrook, était un politicien et homme d affaires canadien britannique. Sommaire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Max Aitken — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Aitken. William Maxwell Max Aitken, PC (25 mai 1879 – 9 juin 1964), 1er baron Beaverbrook, était un politicien et homme d affaires canadien britannique. Sommaire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Jonathan Aitken — Infobox Politician honorific prefix = name = Jonathan Aitken honorific suffix = office = Chief Secretary to the Treasury term start = 20 July 1994 term end = 5 July 1995 primeminister = John Major predecessor = Michael Portillo successor =… …   Wikipedia

  • Robert Grant Aitken — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Aitken. Robert Grant Aitken Robert Grant Aitken (31 décembre 1864 – 29 octobre 1951) était un …   Wikipédia en Français

  • George Aitken — Pour les articles homonymes, voir George Aitken (homonymie). George Gothard Aitken, né le 2 juillet 1898 à Westport (Nouvelle Zélande) et décédé le 8 juillet 1952 à Wellington (Nouvelle Zélande), était un joueur de rugby à XV, qui a joué avec l… …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”