Halifax Metro Centre
Nova Scotia Voyageurs ( AHL, 1978-1984 ) Nova Scotia Oilers ( AHL, 1985-1987) Halifax Citadel ( AHL, 1988-1993 ) Halifax Windjammers ( WBL, 1991-1992) Halifax Windjammers ( NBL, 1993-1994) Halifax Mooseheads ( QMJHL since 1994) Halifax Rainmen (ABA, since 2007)
The Halifax Metro Centre is a multi-purpose arena built in 1978 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, which is the home of the Halifax Mooseheads of the Canadian Hockey League Junior QMJHL and the Halifax Rainmen of the ABA basketball league today.
In the 1990s, the town, which is located near the World Trade and Convention Centre at the foot of Citadel Hill 's largest hall, renovated several times, most recently before the season 2002/ 03, as for the Hockey U20 World Championships a new display system been installed. In addition to sporting events, including not only basketball and hockey and professional wrestling counts, especially concerts and exhibitions or fairs are held in the arena. The current capacity for hockey games is 10,595, for basketball games you can store about 11,000 spectators at the Halifax Metro Centre Square.
Over the years, the arena has also been used by several NHL and NBA teams for pre-season games, including the first game in the franchise history of the Toronto Raptors and Canadian basketball and ice hockey teams to various international matches.
In 2008, the Halifax Metro Centre was next to the Colisee Pepsi one of the two venues for the World Ice Hockey Championship 2008.