52-556: Canadian Tire Centre (French: Centre Canadian Tire ) is a multi-purpose arena in the suburb of Kanata in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada. It opened in January 1996 as the Palladium and was also known as Corel Centre ( French : Centre Corel ) from 1996 to 2006 and Scotiabank Place ( French : Place Banque Scotia ) from 2006 to 2013. The arena is primarily used for ice hockey , serving as
104-410: A 22-year low. During that season, the team drew an average of 14,553 fans to its home games, the team's lowest attendance figures since it began playing in its current arena towards the end of the 1995–96 season . Attendance had been trending downward since 2012–13 , when Senators' home games attracted an average of 19,408 fans. In 2017 Melnyk told reporters that he would be open to the idea of moving
156-648: A 500-acre (2.0 km) mini-city, named "West Terrace". The site itself, 600 acres (2.4 km) of farmland, then located on the western border of Kanata , had been acquired in May 1989 by Terrace. The large site had previously been a possible location for a new home for the Central Canada Exhibition , but the Exhibition's option on the property had expired. The arena's architectural design and seating bowl were closely inspired by The Palace of Auburn Hills which opened
208-501: A dispute with the Senators' partner on the proposal and were revived again after the passing of Senators' owner Eugene Melnyk and continue under the Senators' current ownership. The arena has facilities for ice hockey and basketball games, which are held regularly. The arena has also hosted indoor lacrosse. The arena has different configurations for concerts, with full and half arena seating arrangements. The building has six restaurants and
260-535: A few years prior in 1988 in Auburn Hills, Michigan . Both arenas were designed by Detroit based Rossetti Architects. The site was farmland and required a rezoning to proceed with construction. The then-City of Kanata supported the rezoning, but the provincial government and some local residents opposed the rezoning, forcing public hearings into the proposal by the Ontario Municipal Board . Rezoning approval
312-430: A fitness club. Most of the restaurants are only open on game days. There are also several concession stands. The Ottawa Senators operate a merchandise store next to the east entrance. Arena seating is in three levels, 100, 200 and 300, which are fixed sections surrounding the arena floor. The levels start with the 100 or 'club' level closest to the ice surface rising further up and away to the 300 level. There are suites in
364-481: A location, often with the specific intent of comparing an idea to a sporting event. Such examples of these would be terms such as "the arena of war", "the arena of love" or "the political arena". Eugene Melnyk Eugene Nestor Melnyk (May 27, 1959 – March 28, 2022) was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and owner, governor, and chairman of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Ottawa Senators and
416-474: A medical device company specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders. He served as the company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. In 2015, the National Capital Commission (NCC) put out a request for submissions to redevelop the south and south-western sections of LeBreton Flats , a prime downtown Ottawa development site, 21 hectares (52 acres) in size. Melnyk formed
468-475: A net worth of CA$ 1.21 billion . He was one of the richest residents of Barbados. In 1982, Melnyk founded medical publishing company Trimel Corporation, which summarized important medical research into shorter and more accessible notes for doctors. Trimel was taken public in 1987 and sold to Thomson Publications (part of the Thomson Corporation ) in 1989. In 1989, Melnyk founded Biovail Corporation ,
520-533: A new soccer-specific Ottawa Soccer Stadium but could not obtain support from Ottawa City Council . Melnyk's plan to build a new stadium near the Ottawa Senators arena in Kanata , a suburb of Ottawa, was in contention with a proposal by a consortium seeking to bring a Canadian Football League franchise to Lansdowne Park in downtown Ottawa. City council could only back one proposal and sided against Melnyk, favoring
572-565: A partnership with Trinity Developments to bid on the redevelopment, known as RendezVous LeBreton. In April 2016, the NCC selected the RendezVous LeBreton proposal, which included 4,000 housing units, park space, a recreation facility with services for the disabled, a library (just off the defined redevelopment lands) and a new arena for the Ottawa Senators. In January 2018, the NCC reached an agreement with RendezVous to redevelop LeBreton Flats in
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#1733085357519624-487: A specialty pharmaceutical company. During his time as chairman and CEO of Biovail, revenues grew from $ 19 million in 1995 to $ 1.067 billion in 2006. One of Biovail's strategies was to look for drugs with expired patents, then reinvent them with the company's proprietary technologies. One example was producing drugs that had controlled-release features that let patients take the drug once a day instead of several times. After taking 100% control of Biovail in 1991, Melnyk oversaw
676-483: A two-phase operation. However, in November 2018, the NCC announced that "partnership issues" remained to be resolved with RendezVous, and that it might cancel the development and start over in January 2019. It was later learned by the media that the Senators' organization was suing Trinity Developments, in part because of a Trinity development nearby on the south side of Albert Street. The two parties agreed to mediation over
728-476: Is also the sport of indoor American football (one variant of which is explicitly known as arena football), a variant of the outdoor game that is designed for the usual smaller playing surface of most arenas; variants of other traditionally outdoor sports, including box lacrosse as well as futsal and indoor soccer , also exist. The term "arena" is also used loosely to refer to any event or type of event which either literally or metaphorically takes place in such
780-429: Is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators, and may be covered by a roof. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the lowest point, allowing maximum visibility. Arenas are usually designed to accommodate a multitude of spectators. The word derives from Latin harena , a particularly fine-grained sand that covered the floor of ancient arenas such as
832-633: Is donated by Scotiabank Place. In 2011, it was announced that the Hall of Fame exhibit will be moving to a permanent space at the Heritage Building of the Ottawa City Hall . On January 19, 2006, the arena became known as Scotiabank Place ( Place Banque Scotia in French) after reaching a new 15-year naming rights agreement with Canadian bank Scotiabank on January 11, 2006. In 2012, Scotiabank Place hosted
884-425: The 2012 NHL All-Star Game and installed a new high-definition scoreboard. From 2012 through 2014, the arena was also a temporary home for the Ottawa 67's due to renovations occurring at TD Place Arena . Following the 2012–13 season, Melnyk sought to end the arena's relationship with Scotiabank as the bank was not a financial backer of his team, and Scotiabank agreed not to contest the deal's termination provided
936-466: The American Hockey League 's Belleville Senators . He was the founder, chairman , and CEO of Biovail Corporation , once Canada's largest publicly traded pharmaceutical company with more than CA$ 1 billion in annual revenue. He had sold almost all of his holdings in the company by 2010. Canadian Business magazine ranked Melnyk 79th on its 2017 list of Canada's 100 wealthiest people, with
988-608: The Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's basketball championship and the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships . As part of its bid to land a National Hockey League franchise for Ottawa, Terrace Corporation unveiled the original proposal for the arena development at a press conference in September 1989. The proposal included a hotel and 20,500-seat arena, named the Palladium, on 100 acres (0.40 km) surrounded by
1040-619: The Colosseum in Rome , Italy, to absorb blood. The term arena is sometimes used as a synonym for a very large venue such as Pasadena's Rose Bowl , but such a facility is typically called a stadium . The use of one term over the other has mostly to do with the type of event. Football (be it association , rugby , gridiron , Australian rules , or Gaelic ) is typically played in a stadium, while basketball , volleyball , handball , and ice hockey are typically played in an arena, although many of
1092-752: The Montreal Canadiens defeating the Senators 3–0. On February 17, 1996, the name 'Palladium' was changed to the Corel Centre (or Centre Corel in French), when Corel Corporation, an Ottawa software company , signed a ten-year deal for the naming rights. In 2001, Kanata was merged into the City of Ottawa, thus bringing the arena officially into the Canadian capital. When mortgage holder Covanta Energy (the former Ogden Entertainment) went into receivership that year, Terrace
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#17330853575191144-492: The No. 414 Squadron RCAF . In July 2019, Melnyk was sued by Connecticut casino Mohegan Sun for more than US$ 1 million over a gambling dispute that occurred in 2017. The casino alleged that Melnyk failed to make good on a US$ 900,000 debt when multiple bank drafts totalling the amount were "dishonored" by TD Bank. Melnyk claimed the casino refused his requests to cash him out when he was winning, and his lawyer Jonathan Katz alleged that
1196-536: The Ottawa Citizen revealed that, although the bots could not be conclusively traced back to Melnyk, they were "created to launch a co-ordinated disinformation campaign and to attack media coverage of the Sens while lauding the team and its owner Eugene Melnyk". In 2016, the Ottawa Senators in partnership with the City of Belleville, Ontario announced that Melnyk purchased the American Hockey League (AHL) franchise which
1248-418: The $ 15 million renovation. The arena is located in the west end of Ottawa, south of Huntmar Drive and Ontario Highway 417 . It is accessible from the two highway interchanges of Palladium Drive and Terry Fox Drive. It is located approximately 22 km (14 mi) west-southwest of Downtown Ottawa . Ottawa's public transit provider OC Transpo provides special shuttle buses to the arena for all events under
1300-476: The $ 188 million project through a consortium of U.S. banks and Ogden Entertainment, but could not find financing for the highway interchange. Only after the provincial government provided a loan guarantee for the highway interchange financing did construction proceed. Actual construction took 18 months, finishing in January 1996. The Palladium opened on January 15, 1996, with a concert by Canadian rocker Bryan Adams . The first NHL game took place two days later, with
1352-442: The 100 level, 200 level and at the mezzanine level which is above the 300 level. The 100 level has its own concourse while levels 200 and 300 share a concourse. The Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame exhibit is on the 200/300 level concourse. The mezzanine level is only reachable by elevator. In late 2014, the Senators announced major renovations throughout the whole facility. Remodeled food outlets and 4K Video displays are only some parts of
1404-484: The 400 series. Canadian Tire Centre is the largest sport and concert venue in the National Capital Region after the outdoor TD Place Stadium . It regularly hosts major music acts, concerts, and sporting events. Some notable events include: Arena An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre , musical performances , and/or sporting events . It
1456-744: The IceDogs' new ownership relocated the team to St. Catharines, Ontario and the team became known as the Niagara IceDogs . On May 10, 2012, Melnyk sold the St. Michael's Majors (now called the Mississauga Steelheads ) to Elliott Kerr for an undisclosed price. On August 26, 2003, Melnyk purchased the Ottawa Senators NHL franchise along with their arena, then known as the Corel Centre . At that time
1508-425: The Senators traded away their leading scorers and remaining core players, Matt Duchene , Ryan Dzingel , and Mark Stone , all of whom were well liked in the community. Despite earlier promising to make every effort to re-sign the star players, Melnyk later contradicted himself when he was quoted as saying that trading away Mark Stone had been "[planned] for some time" as part of the rebuild. In November 2018, Melnyk
1560-547: The casino "induced" Melnyk to continue playing by refusing to cash him out when his play had led to winning "significant amounts of money". The casino dropped the lawsuit in July 2021. Melnyk was hospitalized for end-stage liver failure and had a liver transplant at the Toronto General Hospital in May 2015, after a public appeal for a live liver donor found an anonymous donor. Melnyk died on March 28, 2022, at
1612-491: The club would not sell naming rights to another financial institution. On June 18, 2013, the Ottawa Senators announced that it had sold naming rights to the arena to the Canadian Tire Corporation : the arena was officially renamed Canadian Tire Centre on July 1, 2013. On September 7, 2017, it was announced that the capacity of Canadian Tire Centre had been decreased to 17,373. Team president Tom Anselmi argued that
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1664-504: The franchise to a different city if the fanbase didn't make efforts to increase attendance at Senators' home games. When pressed by reporters to clarify whether or not he would consider moving the team out of Ottawa, Melnyk replied, "If it becomes a disaster, yes. If you start not seeing crowds showing up, yes." In early 2018, some fans in Ottawa had gradually become disillusioned with Melnyk's management style and perceived unwillingness to spend
1716-416: The franchise. On September 11, 2018, the Senators released a video online in which Melnyk outlined the franchise's plans for a rebuild. The video received considerable criticism from fans and media for its awkward presentation and for the owner's own characterization of his team as being "in the dumpster." The relationship between Melnyk and Senators' fans further deteriorated at the 2019 trade deadline when
1768-675: The home arena of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL) since its opening in 1996, and as a temporary home for the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League during renovations at their arena. It will also be the home arena of the Ottawa Black Bears of the National Lacrosse League starting with the 2024–25 NLL season. The arena is also used regularly for music concerts and has hosted events such as
1820-592: The ice under Melnyk's tenure, making the playoffs nine times, including a trip to the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals , losing in five games to the Anaheim Ducks , as well as the Eastern Conference Finals in the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs , where they lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in seven games. During the 2018–19 season the team set a franchise record for unfilled seats, with attendance dropping to
1872-574: The larger arenas hold more spectators than do the stadiums of smaller colleges or high schools. There are exceptions. The home of the Duke University men's and women's basketball teams would qualify as an arena, but the facility is called Cameron Indoor Stadium . Domed stadiums, which, like arenas, are enclosed but have the larger playing surfaces and seating capacities found in stadiums, are generally not referred to as arenas in North America. There
1924-556: The launch of its first major product, Tiazac , in 1996, and its best selling drug, Wellbutrin XL , was licensed for distribution in the United States in 2001. In 2004, a year after becoming owner of the Ottawa Senators , Melnyk left the CEO position but continued on as chairman. In 2005, the company secured a supply deal for Tramadol . He retired as Biovail Corporation's chairman in 2007. The company
1976-432: The money needed to build a championship-calibre team. This came after the Senators fell just one overtime goal shy of reaching the 2017 Stanley Cup Finals, and resulted in pressure from the Senators' fanbase for a change in team ownership in 2018, which culminated in a crowdfunding campaign to pay for billboards to go up across Ottawa. Despite the backlash, Melnyk often stated on the record that he had no intention of selling
2028-513: The project, but did not come to an agreement. The NCC has since produced a new plan that leaves room for a possible arena. Trinity Development filed a countersuit against Melnyk, which was settled out of court in December 2022, 9 months after Melnyk's death. Melnyk's first foray into sports franchise ownership came in 2001 with the purchase of the St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). At
2080-484: The race – the 1998 Prince of Wales Stakes before being named Canada's champion three-year old male horse. In 2013, Melnyk stopped breeding horses and instead bought and raced yearlings . Melnyk was named Canada's best horse breeder twice, and in 2017, he was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame . Eugene Melnyk was involved with various charitable organizations. His primary charitable focus
2132-595: The return of the CFL to Ottawa . In 2009, Melnyk served as chairman of the IIHF World U20 Championship . Melnyk was also a successful thoroughbred racing horse breeder, having horses he bred go on to win all three legs of the Canadian Triple Crown . His most successful horse was Archers Bay , the son of Silver Deputy , who won the 1998 Queen's Plate – despite being the first horse Melnyk ever ran in
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2184-464: The team was facing bankruptcy and an uncertain future in Ottawa, and was purchased for the sum of US$ 92 million, after he reached a deal with the franchise's creditors after Rod Bryden 's attempt to purchase the franchise fell through. In December 2020, the Ottawa Senators were listed by Forbes magazine as the NHL's twenty-sixth highest valued franchise at US$ 450 million. The team enjoyed some success on
2236-624: The time, the club played at the St. Michael's College School 's Arena in Toronto, but Melnyk aimed to move the team to nearby Mississauga . As there was already an OHL team in Mississauga, the Mississauga IceDogs , Melnyk subsequently purchased the IceDogs franchise in 2006 and resold them in 2007 in order to facilitate the move of the Majors from Toronto to Mississauga. Per the deal arranged by Melnyk,
2288-478: The venue was "probably a little bit too big for the market" and that reducing the capacity would lead to more sell-outs. After one season of the reduction, the Senators decided to again open up the covered seats, increasing the capacity to 18,655 for hockey. The Senators have been in discussions with the National Capital Commission to replace Canadian Tire Centre with a new arena located on federal land in downtown Ottawa since 2016. Talks initially broke down with
2340-545: The venue was allowed to increase its seating capacity to 19,153 and total attendance to 20,500 when including standing room. Also in 2005, the arena became home to the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame , with a display on the second-floor concourse. Information regarding over 200 inductees is detailed on individual plaques. The exhibits display had previously been located at the Ottawa Civic Centre since 1967. The space
2392-562: Was accused of being behind newly created and suspicious Twitter accounts began appearing, all of which praised Melnyk's performance while attacking his detractors. The Twitter accounts largely targeted certain writers who covered the Senators for local newspapers the Ottawa Citizen and Ottawa Sun , making similar claims that these writers had treated Melnyk unfairly. Speculation immediately arose that these were bot accounts and not real human beings. A subsequent investigation conducted by
2444-539: Was acquired by Valeant Pharmaceuticals in 2010 and is now Bausch Health . In 2007, Melnyk purchased a controlling stake in the Canadian beauty line Fusion Brands Inc.. The deal was estimated to have been worth US$ 85 million according to several analysts. After several years under the Fusion Brands Inc. name, the company rebranded in 2018 under the name Clean Beauty Collective Inc. to mark its 15th anniversary. In 2019, Melnyk founded Neurolign Technologies Inc.,
2496-517: Was currently located in Binghamton , New York, and that the team would relocate to Belleville, Ontario for the 2017–18 season . The team agreed on an eight-year lease to welcome the Belleville Senators to the city. The Belleville Senators are the Ottawa Senators' AHL affiliate team. On September 16, 2008, Melnyk proposed plans for an Ottawa Major League Soccer professional soccer team, and
2548-498: Was expected to pay off the whole debt. The ownership was not able to refinance the arena, eventually leading to Terrace filing for bankruptcy in 2003. However, on August 26, 2003, billionaire businessman Eugene Melnyk finalized the purchase of the Senators and the arena. The arena and club became solely owned by Melnyk through a new company, Capital Sports Properties. In 2004, the ownership applied to expand its seating. The City of Ottawa amended its bylaws in December 2004, and in 2005,
2600-546: Was granted by the Board on August 28, 1991, with conditions. The conditions imposed by the board included a scaling down of the arena to 18,500 seats, a moratorium on development outside the initial 100-acre (0.40 km) arena site, and that the cost of the highway interchange Ontario Highway 417 be paid by Terrace. A ground-breaking ceremony was held in June 1992 but actual construction did not start until July 7, 1994. The two-year period
2652-520: Was on helping children and the elderly. His involvement included: Melnyk was born in Toronto , Ontario , on May 27, 1959, the son of Ferdinand and Verna Melnyk, who were both born in Ukraine . Melnynk was born at St. Joseph's Health Centre in Toronto, where his father was a staff doctor. He was a Canadian citizen and also a resident of Barbados . From 2014 to 2019, Melnyk was the honorary colonel of
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#17330853575192704-426: Was used seeking financing for the site and interchange by Terrace Corporation. The corporation received a $ 6 million grant from the federal government, but needed to borrow to pay for the rest of the costs of construction. On August 17, 1993, Bruce Firestone , the Senators owner, was replaced by Rod Bryden , a former high tech tycoon, who assumed control of Terrace Corporation. Bryden managed to borrow enough to pay for
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