Seven Oaks Sportsplex

The Seven Oaks Sportsplex is an indoor ice hockey and soccer complex in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The complex consists of the Seven Oaks Arena and the Seven Oaks Soccer Complex. It is located on the grounds of the Garden City Community Centre,immediately east of the Garden City Shopping Centre, in the Garden City area.[1][2]

Seven Oaks Sportsplex
Former namesGarden City Soccer Complex
Location725 Kingsbury Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
OwnerCity of Winnipeg
OperatorGarden City Community Centre
Tenants
Soccer
Winnipeg Alliance FC (CMISL) 2009-11
Ice hockey
Raiders Jr Hockey Club (MMJHL) 2016-present
South East Prairie Thunder (Sr.AAA) 2017-present
Website
www.gardencitycc.com

History

Soccer Complex

Prior to a major expansion in 2014–15, the Garden City Soccer Complex (as it was then known) underwent a $20 million expansion as part of a new joint venture between the community centre and the Winnipeg Soccer Federation. The new Soccerplex opened in 2015 and was used as a training facility for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[1]

Arena

The Seven Oaks Arena is an ice hockey facility that opened in 2015. It was constructed at a cost of $18 million under a cost-sharing agreement between the City of Winnipeg, the provincial government, and the community centre. Following the opening of Seven Oaks Arena, the city closed the obsolete Old Exhibition and Vimy Arenas.[2]

The arena has two National Hockey League-size rinks, each with seating for 350 spectators.[3] It is mainly used by local minor hockey teams and for private sports clinics. The arena is also home to the Raiders Junior Hockey Club of the Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League. Since the 2018, the arena has also played host to the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's annual showcase.[4]

References
  1. "$20.5M soccer complex set for north Winnipeg". CBC News. 7 May 2014.
  2. "New Seven Oaks Arena will be a first-class facility when it opens this spring". Winnipeg Sun. 24 November 2014.
  3. "Garden City welcomes new multi-pad Seven Oaks Arena". CBC News. 12 September 2015.
  4. "MJHL moves to fewer 20-year-olds". The Carillon. 27 March 2019.

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