CAA Centre
The CAA Centre (formerly the Brampton Centre for Sports & Entertainment and the Powerade Centre)[1] is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. It was built in 1998, and officially opened the same year on October 7.{{Confusing|small=left|reason=Infobox and main text mention different inauguration dates and months} Its main arena was home to the Brampton Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League, the Brampton Beast of the ECHL, and the Brampton Excelsiors lacrosse teams. Starting In 2023 the arena will be home to the Brampton Honey Badgers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League[2] In April 2023, the arena hosted the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship.
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| Former names | Brampton Centre for Sports and Entertainment (1998–2005) Powerade Centre (2005–2018) |
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| Location | 7575 Kennedy Road Brampton, ON |
| Owner | City of Brampton |
| Operator | Realstar, Inc. |
| Capacity | Hockey or basketball 5,000 Concerts 3,800 |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | June 1997 |
| Opened | September 11, 1998 |
| Construction cost | $26.5 million |
| Architect | Brisbin Brook Beynon, Architects |
| General contractor | Edilcan Construction Corporation |
| Tenants | |
| Brampton Excelsiors (MSL) (1999–2014) Brampton Excelsiors (OJALL) (1999–2014) Brampton Battalion (OHL) (1998–2013) Bramalea Blues (OPJHL) (2008–2010) Brampton Inferno (CLax) (2012–2013) Peel Avengers (CLax) (2012) Brampton Beast (ECHL) (2013–2020) Brampton A's (NBL Canada) (2013–2015) Brampton Honey Badgers (CEBL) (2023-present) Canada World Kabaddi Cup PCA Nationals (2007–present) | |
In the main arena the seats are purple, with private suites located around the top of seating area. The club seats are on the penalty box side of the arena. There is a video scoreboard that was added for the Brampton Beast's inaugural season. The concourse is horseshoe-shaped.
The main arena is part of larger community complex that includes three smaller ice pads and outdoor softball diamonds. It is located at 7575 Kennedy Road, on the south side of the city, between Steeles Avenue and Highway 407.
The arena also annually hosts the Canadian International Kabaddi tournament, also called the Canada Kabaddi World Cup.
Cricket
| As of 23 July 2019 Source: Cricinfo |
The grounds hosted the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[3][4]
References
- Graeme Frisque (March 22, 2018). "Brampton's Powerade Centre getting new sponsor and name". Brampton Guardian. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- "CEBL to Relocate Honey Badgers to Bramptons's CAA Centre". 28 November 2022.
- "Second Edition of Global T20 Canada League to begin from July last week". Inside Sport. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- "Brampton to host second edition of Global T20 Canada". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2019.