Sabres invade: Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)


Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Victoria
Location: Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre [map]

The Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre is the largest arena in British Columbia outside of Vancouver and is home to the Victoria Salmon Kings hockey team, the ECHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks. It opened in 2005 and replaced the old Victoria Memorial Arena, which sat on the same site until its demolition in 2003.

Sabres invade: BC Place

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)


Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Vancouver
Location: BC Place [map]

BC Place is a large stadium in downtown Vancouver, next to Rogers Arena. It was built for the 1986 World's Fair opening and closing ceremonies. It was also home to the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics, making them the first ceremonies to be held indoors as BC Place was an indoor domed stadium at the time; currently, the domed roof is being replaced by a new retractable one. Prior to the roof's demolition, it was the world's largest air-supported domed roof. After the new roof's installation, it will be home to the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League and Vancouver Whitecaps, a team that will join MLS in 2011.

Sabres invade: Rogers Arena

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)



Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Vancouver
Location: Rogers Arena [map]

Rogers Arena is home to the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL, and was known as Canada Hockey Place during the 2010 Winter Olympics, in which it hosted many of the games including the gold medal game. It is also the former home of the NBA's Vancouver Grizzlies and the NLL's Vancouver Ravens. A statue of Rick Hansen, a Paralympic athlete who pushed his wheelchair around the world in a spinal cord injury fundraiser, is outside the arena.

Sabres invade: Richmond Olympic Oval

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)



Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Richmond
Location: Richmond Olympic Oval [map]

The Richmond Olympic Oval was home to the speed skating events and anti-doping labs in the 2010 Winter Olympics. It won an award in innovation from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada for its unique use of wood killed by pine beetles in its ceiling. After the Olympics, the building was converted to public multipurpose use and hosts both public recreational activities and sporting tournaments.