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General Motors Centre "GMC" 
Location 99 Athol St. E, Oshawa, ON Broke ground June 22, 2005 Opened November 3, 2006 Owner City of Oshawa Construction cost $45 million CDN Architect Giffels Design-Build Inc. and NORR Limited Capacity - Hockey: 5,113
- Club Seats: 530
- Standing Room:240
- Private Boxes: 27
- Concerts: 5,286
Tenants Oshawa Generals (OHL) (2007-Present)
Oshawa Power (NBL Canada) (2011-Present)
2015 Pan American Games (Boxing) (2015)The General Motors Centre (GMC) is a 5,500-seat multi-purpose arena located in downtown Oshawa, Ontario. The centre was constructed as a replacement for the Oshawa Civic Auditorium, whose main tenant is the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League. Starting in fall 2011, it will be home to the Oshawa Power of the National Basketball League of Canada.[1] Groundbreaking took place June 22, 2005. The centre includes the main arena, and a community ice pad, and miniature outdoor skating rink. Opening night was November 3, 2006, when the Generals hosted the Owen Sound Attack. The fourth game of the 2006 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge was played at the GMC on November 27th, 2006. The first concert in the arena was Tom Jones.
General Motors Centre interior
General Motors Canada was announced as the winner of the naming rights to the arena on October 5th, 2006. The Centre is owned by the City of Oshawa, operated in conjunction with Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment. As of April 2008, MLSE has asked the City to release it from its management contract for the General Motors Centre.[2]
The first goal ever scored at the General Motors Centre was scored by Dalyn Flatt of the Owen Sound Attack 6 minutes and 14 seconds into the game.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling held its first pay-per-view event to emanate from Canada, No Surrender, at the General Motors Centre on September 14, 2008.
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See also
- General Motors Place - formerly name held by GM Canada; now Rogers Arena
References
http://durhamregion.typepad.com/from_the_net_out/2006/11/index.html
Gallery
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General Motors centre interior.
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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.Current arenas of the National Basketball League of Canada Colisée Pepsi (Quebec Kebs)1 • Consolidated Credit Union Place (Summerside Storm) • General Motors Centre (Oshawa Power) • Halifax Metro Centre (Halifax Rainmen) • Harbour Station (Saint John Mill Rats) • John Labatt Centre (London Lightning) • Moncton Coliseum (Moncton Miracles) • PEPS de l'Université Laval (Quebec Kebs) •
1 Host of the Quebec Kebs' final two regular-season home games.Coordinates: 43°53′50″N 78°51′35″W / 43.89722°N 78.85972°W
Categories:- National Basketball League of Canada arenas
- Indoor arenas in Canada
- Venues of the 2015 Pan American Games
- Indoor ice hockey venues in Canada
- Ontario Hockey League arenas
- Oshawa Generals
- Sports venues in Oshawa
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