Venue Detail
Ottawa Senators
RSV Pro Facilities Report
February, 2016
Ottawa Senators
301 Moody Dr Ste 20 Nepean, ON K2H 9C4 Phone: 613-599-0250 Fax: 613-599-0358 URL: www.ottawasenators.com Owner: Eugene Melynk League: National Hockey League, Eastern Conference, Atlantic
Venue
Canadian Tire Centre, 1000 Palladium Drive, Ottawa, ON K2V 1A4 Owner: Eugene Melynk Managed by: SMG Facility Management Built: 1996 Capacity: 18,500 Concessionaire: Aramark Suite caterer: Aramark Soft drink: Coca Cola Beer: Sleeman Brewing Ltd.
Naming rights
Sold to: Canadian Tire Term: 8 years Expires: 2021
Ticket prices
Season tickets range from $851 to $8,616 Single tickets range from $18.00 to $182.00
Attendance
2013 average attendance: 19,408 2014 average attendance: 18,246
Suites
Quantity: 140 Term: 3 to 5 years Price: $65,000 to $200,000 Seats: 10 to 24 Includes: Tickets, parking.
Club seats
Quantity: 2,376 Term: 1 to 1 years Price: $6,370 to $6,370 Includes: Parking, private entrance, restaurant, wait staff. Includes a $702 per seat a year as an amenity fee.
Financing
The venue was privately financed.
The Senators are working on plans to build a new arena and prefer relocating to LeBreton Flats.
The hockey club confirmed earlier reports that it will make a preliminary submission to the National Capital Commission to assess its qualification to be part of future LeBreton redevelopment. The club declined to discuss details of its submission.
The National Capital Commission earlier launched a request for proposals to redevelop as much as 21.4 hectares of land at LeBreton Flats that sits south of the parkway and west of Booth Street. One criteria for the redevelopment proposal is the inclusion of "an attraction of a regional, national or international significance" that is also a "world-class capital destination."
The Senators said earlier that moving the team to the site "could only be possible with strong community support."
For decades, many have complained the current arena's Kanata location is inconvenient, if not a downright barrier to attendance.
Built at a cost of CAN$217 million, Canadian Tire Centre is home to the NHL Senators. The building was known as the Corel Centre, but the named was changed in 2006 when Scotiabank took over in a 15-year deal. The company paid a reported CAN$20 million for the rights. Canadian Tire took over in 2013 with an eight-year deal. Terms were not released.
The team handles the signage in one of the more innovative approaches around.
Sandwiched between Montreal and Toronto, it decided to capitalize on its position as Silicon Valley North and dedicate an upper ring only to technology companies. Although it started slowly, missing companies soon got pressure to participate and filled the area. While the venue may not have a lot of high-priced signs, Dan Quinn, manager of corporate properties, says they do more CAN$50,000 deals than anyone else. Those deals include four balloons that hover over the crowd. Food and beverage service at the Palladium is provided by Palladium Catering as well as at the Palladium Club and a bar-type restaurant. (Facilities, Ice Hockey, NHL, Professional Sports, Venue)