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The Winnipeg Arena was also home to the Winnipeg Warriors of the WHL from 1980 through 1984 Also a popular location for filming movies, the building was used in the made-for-television '' Inside The Osmonds '' and the ESPN film '' A Season On The Brink ''. The arena was originally constructed in 1955 , seating 10,100 at the time. Renovations in 1979 expanded capacity to 15,565. In 1996 , after the Jets left, another renovation took place. Club seats were added, the North end ice level seats were replaced with a club lounge and capacity was actually decreased to 9,777 as the upper decks were no longer used. The Winnipeg Arena earned the nickname of the "White House" amongst locals for its traditional White Out during Jets' playoff games. The Winnipeg White Out is the best known and most loved sports tradition in Winnipeg. Because of the opening of the MTS Centre the Winnipeg Arena demolition is currently underway. Final demolition was scheduled for 7:15am on Sunday March 26, 2006. However, the dynamite failed to bring the entire structure down. But hours later, construction vechiles did pull down the structure. The City has taken on the $1.45 million expense of demolishing the now vacant arena. The earliest possible date for the cleared site would be June 2006 and possibly as late as January 31, 2007 but only took till the middle of March 2006. The Winnipeg Arena held its last event on November 7, 2004. The Ontario Teacher's Pension Plan Board or Ontrea Inc. purchased the Winnipeg Arena site for $3.6 million. The land is expected to be used for retail. It hosted the fourth WWF In Your House pay-per-view in 1995. |
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