- Barrie Molson Centre
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Barrie Molson Centre "BMC" 
Location 555 Bayview Drive
Barrie, Ontario L4N 8Y2- Tel: (705) 737-6851
Broke ground 1995 Opened December 31, 1995 Owner City of Barrie Operator City of Barrie Construction cost 13C million Architect Brisbin Brook Beynon Architects General Contractor PCL Constructors Eastern Inc. Capacity - Hockey: 4,195
- East End Stage: 4,801
- Center Stage: 5,000
- Wrestling: 5,400
- Standing Room: 100 people (North East Corner and the South East Corners of the arena bowl)
- Luxury suites: 27 - 14 at ice level and 13 at the top of the seating area on the Southside of the BMC
Tenants Barrie Colts (OHL) (1995-Present)
Barrie Lakeshores (MSL) (2004-2007)The Barrie Molson Centre is a 4,195-seat multi-purpose arena in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. The Barrie Molson Centre, also known as the BMC, held its first ever OHL game on December 31, 1995 when the Barrie Colts hosted the Sudbury Wolves. It is home to the Barrie Colts ice hockey team and the former home of the Barrie Lakeshores MLS Lacrosse Team. The Colts played the first half of their inaugural season at the old Dunlop Arena while the BMC was under construction.
The BMC was one of the first modern arenas built in the OHL and was the blueprint from which a lot of the newer arenas were modeled. There is a full concourse so you can walk all the way around the arena. In the west end the concourse goes through the Horsepower Grill (previously Casey's Restaurant). The BMC has a standard four-sided scoreboard and a scoreboard at the west end. There are time of day clocks and shot clocks at each end. The BMC added 4 video screens in the arena bowl for replays and to watch the game. The ice surface at the Barrie Molson Centre is regulation size of 200' by 85'.
Special events
- 1996 Toronto Raptors Training Camp
- 1997 Bell Ontario Hockey League All-Star Game
- 2000 Ontario Hockey League Championship Series (Games 2,4 and 6)
- 2002 Ontario Hockey League Championship Series (Games 2 and 4)
- 2010 Ontario Hockey League Championship Series (Games 1 and 2)
- World Wrestling Entertainment
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- RAW LIVE November 21, 2004
- RAW SummerSlam 2006 Tour July 7, 2006
- Smackdown/ECW Live May 26, 2007
- RAW LIVE Sunday May 4, 2008
- WWE RAW world tour Friday May 14, 2010
- NLL Exhibition Toronto Rock v. Philadelphia Wings
- Canada/Russia Subway Super Series 2004 & 2009
External links
Current arenas in the Ontario Hockey League1 Eastern
ConferenceBarrie Molson Centre (Barrie) · Gatorade Garden City Complex (St. Catharines) · General Motors Centre (Oshawa) · Hershey Centre (Mississauga) · K-Rock Centre (Kingston) · Powerade Centre (Brampton) · J. Benson Cartage Centre (Ottawa) · Peterborough Memorial Centre (Peterborough) · Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury) · Yardmen Arena (Belleville)Western
ConferenceBayshore Community Centre (Owen Sound) · Compuware Arena (Plymouth, MI) · Dow Event Center (Saginaw, MI) · Essar Centre (Sault Ste. Marie) · Louis J. Tullio Arena (Erie, PA) · Sleeman Centre (Guelph) · John Labatt Centre (London) · Kitchener Memorial Auditorium (Kitchener) · RBC Centre (Sarnia) · WFCU Centre (Windsor)1All arenas are in Ontario unless otherwise noted.Coordinates: 44°20′16″N 79°40′41″W / 44.33778°N 79.67806°W
Categories:- Buildings and structures in Barrie
- Indoor arenas in Canada
- Indoor ice hockey venues in Canada
- Ontario Hockey League arenas
- Sports venues in Ontario
- Indoor lacrosse venues in Canada
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