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General Motors Place, also known as "GM Place" and "The Garage", is an Indoor Arena at 800 Griffiths Way in Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada . Completed in 1995 at a cost of C$ 160 million in private financing, the Arena is home to the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL , and was formerly home to the Vancouver Ravens of the NLL and the Vancouver Grizzlies of the NBA . The Grizzlies have since moved to Memphis and the Ravens organization has folded. The arena seats 18,630 for Ice Hockey and 19,193 for Basketball . It has 75 luxury suites and 2,195 club seats. The arena replaced the Pacific Coliseum as the main venue for events in Vancouver . On November 17 , 2004 , Francesco Aquilini , head of the Aquilini Investment Group based in Vancouver, signed a deal with John McCaw , owner of the Vancouver Canucks, and became a 50% owner of the team and General Motors Place with McCaw. The arena is served by the Skytrain's Stadium-Chinatown Station . PAST MAJOR EVENTS street banners outside GM Place.]]
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