Editing Pacific Coliseum (section)

{{Short description|Indoor arena in Vancouver, Canada}}
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{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Pacific Coliseum
| nickname = "''The Coliseum"'' <br/> "''The Rink on Renfrew"''
| image = Pacificcoliseum.jpg
| address = 100 North Renfrew Street
| location = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]
| coordinates = {{coord|49|17|9|N|123|2|34|W|region:CA-BC_type:landmark_scale:2000|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground = 1966
| opened = January 8, 1968<ref>{{cite book|last=Rud|first=Jeff|title=Canuck Legends, Vancouver's Hockey Heroes|publisher=[[Raincoast Books]]|year=2006|isbn=978-1-55192-809-8}}</ref>
| expanded = 1984
| renovated = 1984, 2007
| owner = [[Vancouver|City of Vancouver]] [[Pacific National Exhibition]]
| construction_cost = [[Canadian dollar|C]]<nowiki>$</nowiki>6 million<ref>{{cite news|title=From Renfrew to Downtown the Griffiths Way|first=Bruce|last=Constantineau|url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/hockey/vancouver-canucks/From+Renfrew+downtown+Griffiths/2049812/story.html|newspaper=[[The Vancouver Sun]]|date=September 30, 2009|access-date=November 15, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100422043649/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/hockey/vancouver-canucks/From+Renfrew+downtown+Griffiths/2049812/story.html|archive-date=April 22, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref><br />(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|CA|6000000|1968}}}} in {{Inflation-year|CA}} dollars{{inflation-fn|CA}})
| architect = Phillips, Barratt, Hillier, Jones and Partners<ref name="construction">[http://www.cana.ca/projects/view-project.asp?id=99 Pacific Coliseum Original Construction] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410110940/http://www.cana.ca/projects/view-project.asp?id=99 |date=April 10, 2014 }}</ref><br />W. K. Noppe
| general_contractor = CANA Construction<ref name="construction"/>
| tenants = [[Vancouver Canucks (WHL)|Vancouver Canucks]] ([[Western Hockey League (1952–1974)|WHL]]) (1968–1970)<br />[[Vancouver Canucks]] ([[National Hockey League|NHL]]) (1970–1995)<br />[[Vancouver Nats]] ([[Western Hockey League|WHL]]) (1971–1973)<br />[[Vancouver Blazers]] ([[World Hockey Association|WHA]]) (1973–1975)<br /> [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–84)|Vancouver Whitecaps]] ([[North American Soccer League (1968–84)#NASL indoor|NASL Indoor]]) (1980&ndash;1981, 1983–1984)<br />[[Vancouver Voodoo]] ([[Roller Hockey International|RHI]]) (1994–1995)<br />[[Vancouver Giants]] (WHL) (2001–2016)<br />[[PWHL Vancouver]] ([[Professional Women's Hockey League|PWHL]]) (2025–present)
| seating_capacity = [[Ice hockey]]: 16,281<br />[[Concert]]s: 17,500
}}

'''Pacific Coliseum''', locally known as '''The Coliseum''' or the '''Rink on Renfrew''', is an [[indoor arena]] located at [[Hastings Park]] in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]. Its main use has been for [[ice hockey]] and the arena has been the home for several ice hockey teams.

The arena was best known as the home of the [[Vancouver Canucks]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL), from 1970 to 1995. Other hockey tenants of the Pacific Coliseum have been the [[Vancouver Canucks (WHL)|Vancouver Canucks]] ([[Western Hockey League (1952–74)|Western Hockey League]]) from 1968 to 1970, the [[Vancouver Nats]] (WHL) from 1972 to 1973, the [[Vancouver Blazers]] ([[World Hockey Association]]) from 1973 to 1975, the [[Vancouver Voodoo]] ([[Roller Hockey International]]) from 1994 to 1995, the [[Vancouver Giants]] ([[Western Hockey League|WHL]]) from 2001 to 2016, and the PWHL Vancouver ([[Professional Women's Hockey League|PWHL]]) from 2025 onwards.

It was completed in 1968 on the site of the [[Pacific National Exhibition]]. Its architect and plans were also used for Edmonton's [[Northlands Coliseum]].<ref>[https://edmontonsun.com/2015/06/30/booking-acts-in-edmonton-wasnt-easy-in-the-early-days-of-the-northlands-coliseum/wcm/48773acc-5a0c-40f0-81f8-5dfd109f887c Braid, Tom. "Booking acts in Edmonton wasn't easy in the early days of the Northlands Coliseum," ''Edmonton Sun'', Wednesday, July 1, 2015.] Retrieved April 18, 2020</ref> Originally holding 15,038 for [[ice hockey]], capacity has fluctuated slightly over the years and currently holds 16,281. During the [[2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Olympic Winter Games]], it was the venue for [[figure skating]] and [[short track speed skating]]. The arena also hosts a variety of concerts and other events.