Max Bell Centre (commonly Max Bell Arena ) is an ice hockey arena in Calgary , Alberta , Canada, in the community of Albert Park/Radisson Heights . It seats 2,121 for hockey, with a standing room capacity of over 3,000. It is named after Max Bell , a philanthropist who was a prominent businessman in Calgary.
6-682: It hosted curling and short-track speed skating events at the 1988 Winter Olympics , both demonstration events. Presently, the arena is home to the Calgary Canucks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League and the primary facility for the Northeast Calgary Athletic Association's minor hockey teams. The arena also hosts Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League games. Late December, it serves as the primary venue for
12-3298: A Winter Olympics venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Curling at the 1988 Winter Olympics Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1988 Winter Olympics . The venue was the Max Bell Arena in Calgary . The 1988 Winter Olympics was the second time curling was a demonstration sport at the Winter Games , previously being competed at the 1932 Olympics . Skip: Ed Lukowich Third: John Ferguson Second: Neil Houston Lead: Brent Syme Alternate: Wayne Hart Skip: Gert Larsen Third: Oluf Olsen Second: Jan Hansen Lead: Michael Harry Skip: Andreas "Andy" Kapp Third: Florian Zörgiebel Second: Cristopher Huber Lead: Michael Schäffer Alternate: Dieter Kolb Skip: David Smith Third: Hammy McMillan Second: Mike Hay Lead: Peter Smith Skip: Eigil Ramsfjell Third: Sjur Loen Second: Morten Søgaard Lead: Bo Bakke Alternate: Gunnar Meland Skip: Dan-Ola Eriksson Third: Anders Thidholm Second: Jonas Sjölander Lead: Christer Nylund Alternate: Sören Grahn Skip: Hans-Jürg Lips Third: Rico Simen Second: Stefan Luder Lead: Peter Lips Alternate: Mario Fluckinger Fourth: Bob Nichols Skip: Raymond "Bud" Somerville * Second: Tom Locken Lead: Bob Christman Alternate: Bill Strum *throws third stones Skip: Linda Moore Third: Lindsay Sparkes Second: Debbie Jones Lead: Penny Ryan Alternate: Patti Vande Skip: Elisabeth Högström Third: Monika Jansson Second: Birgitta Sewik Lead: Marie Henriksson Alternate: Anette Norberg Skip: Trine Trulsen Third: Dordi Nordby Second: Hanne Pettersen Lead: Mette Halvorsen Alternate: Marianne Aspelin Skip: Andrea Schöpp Third: Almut Hege-Schöll Second: Monika Wagner Lead: Suzanne Fink Skip: Lisa Schoeneberg Third: Erika Brown Second: Carla Casper Lead: Lori Mountford Skip: Helena Blach Third: Malene Krause Second: Lone Kristoffersen Lead: Lene Nielsen Skip: Cristina Lestander Third: Barbara Meier Second: Christina Gartenmann Lead: Katrin Peterhans Skip: Annick Mercier Third: Agnès Mercier Second: Andrée Dupont-Roc Lead: Catherine Lefebvre Sjur Loen Sjur Loen (born 19 May 1958, in Oppdal )
18-547: Is a Norwegian curler and world champion. He participated on the winning team in the demonstration event at the 1988 Winter Olympics . Loen is two times world champion, and has received four bronze medals at the world championships. He received a bronze medal as skip at the 1976 World Junior Curling Championships , and reached the bronze final in 1977 (losing to the United States), 1978 (losing to Scotland) and 1979 (losing to Canada). Loen has obtained one victory at
24-610: The Mac's AAA midget hockey tournament . It is home to the Mac's Tourney's "Wall of Fame" featuring every tournament alumnus who has gone on to play in the National Hockey League . In 2007, the arena completed construction to add a second sheet of ice as the city of Calgary attempts to keep up with demand for ice time in a rapidly growing city. Max Bell Arena 1 in which the Canucks play was renamed
30-542: The Ken Bracko Arena in 2017 as a tribute to Ken Bracko, the founder of the Midget AAA World Invitational Tournament (formerly the Mac's Midget Tournament) as well as the 18U Alberta Elite Hockey league (AEHL). Bracko also served as president of the Canucks for 32 years until his death in 2015. In 2022, the city of Calgary completed $ 14 million in renovations on the arena. The area surrounding
36-514: The building hosts the annual electronic music festival Chasing Summer. 51°02′32″N 114°00′13″W / 51.04222°N 114.00361°W / 51.04222; -114.00361 ( Max Bell Centre ) This article about a Canadian ice hockey arena is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a building or structure in Alberta is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
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