Editing Pacific Coliseum (section)

==History==

Designed by W. K. Noppe in 1966–67, with its simple geometric shape and distinctive ring of white panels, the building can be classified as [[Formalism (art)|formalist architecture]]. Used initially as home to the [[Western Hockey League (1952–1974)|WHL]]'s Vancouver Canucks, the building was used to attract an [[National Hockey League|NHL]] franchise in 1970 and a [[World Hockey Association]] franchise in 1973. The Coliseum underwent renovations and additions in the late 1970s, but its role as host of an NHL team and a main venue for events in Vancouver was lost with the construction and opening of [[General Motors]] Place (now [[Rogers Arena]]) in 1995.

The original centre-hung scoreclock was replaced during the 1985 renovations (this renovation work included seismic upgrades to the facility) by a new four-sided centre-hung scoreclock with colour matrix animation/matrix displays along with electronic message boards across the bottom on each side (the original sponsors for this clock were [[Imperial Tobacco Canada|Imperial Tobacco]] and [[Molson Brewery]]), which in 2007 was replaced by a four-sided [[Daktronics]] scoreboard with a video display on each side.

Recent renovations were completed in 2007 to upgrade [[accessibility]], seating, [[HVAC]], and ice surface for its use as a venue for the [[2010 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |title=More info: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-spectator-guide/venues/pacific-coliseum/more-info/|publisher=[[Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games|VANOC]]|access-date=February 13, 2010}}</ref> During the renovations prior to the Olympics major upgrades were done to the ice plant at Pacific Coliseum. The adjacent Agrodome ice plant was decommissioned and both buildings now share the same system located at the Coliseum.

In early 2023 the Pacific Coliseum retired its scoreclock, donating it to the Sunshine Coast Junior Hockey Society in Gibson, British Columbia. Video screens were added to the north end of the arena and concourse walls.

In June 2023 a $2.6 million lighting project installed LED lighting around the exterior walls of the venue, allowing the arena to light up with different colours to recognize different events, dates and occasions.

===Seating capacity===

The seating capacity for hockey has progressed as follows:
*15,038 (1968–1970)<ref>{{cite news |title=Vancouver, Buffalo to Join NHL|agency=[[The Canadian Press]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JGpkAAAAIBAJ&pg=3656,1202027&dq=en|newspaper=[[Calgary Herald]]|date=December 3, 1969|access-date=February 25, 2013}}</ref>
*15,570 (1970–1978)<ref>{{cite news |title=Harrison Has His Wish Granted|agency=[[The Canadian Press]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=30lVAAAAIBAJ&pg=2710,1078889&dq=en|newspaper=[[Leader-Post]]|location=Regina, SK|date=March 4, 1978|access-date=February 25, 2013}}</ref>
*16,413 (1978–1982)<ref>{{cite news |title=St. Liut and a Little Luck Save Blues|first=Arv|last=Olson|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=k6FlAAAAIBAJ&pg=1082,2670130&dq=en|newspaper=[[The Vancouver Sun]]|date=December 29, 1980|access-date=February 25, 2013}}</ref>
*16,553 (1983–1989)<ref>{{cite news |title=Scoring Machine Is Tough to Stop|agency=[[The Canadian Press]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iX5WAAAAIBAJ&pg=1415,2980717&dq=en|newspaper=[[Leader-Post]]|location=Regina, SK|date=December 28, 1985|access-date=February 25, 2013}}</ref>
*16,123 (1989–1992)<ref>{{cite news |title=Canuckling Down Vancouver Has Proved Playoff Surge Was No Fluke|first=Jerry|last=Crowe|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-12-14-sp-143-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=December 14, 1991|access-date=February 25, 2013}}</ref>
*16,150 (1992–2006)<ref>{{cite web |title=Vancouver's Memorial Cup Bid Puzzling|first=Jeff|last=Bromley|url=http://www.hockeysfuture.com/articles/4941/vancouvers_memorial_cup_bid_puzzling/|work=Hockey's Future|date=September 11, 2002|access-date=February 25, 2013}}</ref>
*16,281 (2006–present)<ref>{{cite news|title=Rotation is Good: Toigo|agency=[[The Canadian Press]]|url=http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/sports/story.html?id=54d630e8-25c2-4831-9576-d0f603c45ac2|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130407234427/http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/sports/story.html?id=54d630e8-25c2-4831-9576-d0f603c45ac2|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 7, 2013|newspaper=[[Leader-Post]]|location=Regina, SK|date=October 22, 2008|access-date=February 25, 2013}}</ref>