Bell MTS Iceplex


Bell MTS Iceplex is an ice hockey facility located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The building is owned and operated by True North Sports and Entertainment, which also owns Bell MTS Place in downtown Winnipeg. The Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League and Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League use the Iceplex as their practice and training facility.

Construction

Bell MTS Iceplex, originally known as the True North MoosePlex Hockey Canada Centre, was built on time and within its budget, at a cost of $26.6 million Canadian. The federal and provincial governments contributed $11.7 million, while TNSE provided the remaining $14.9 million. In exchange for public funding, TNSE guaranteed use of the facility for local amateur and recreational hockey.
In April 2010, as an extension of its naming rights relationship with Manitoba Telecom Services for the MTS Centre, the facility was renamed MTS Iceplex.
A 21,000 square foot addition to the Iceplex was completed in 2016. As part of this expansion, new training facilities and office space were built for the Jets and Moose.
The facility was renamed Bell MTS Iceplex following Bell Canada's acquisition of MTS in 2017.

Facilities

The Iceplex is located on the western edge of the city, near the junction of Portage Avenue and the west Perimeter Highway. It is surrounded by the Perimeter Highway to the east, Assiniboia Downs to the north, Pointe West AutoPark to the south, and the Red River Exhibition grounds to the east. The facility is open year-round and consists of four arenas, dryland training facilities, 22 dressing rooms, a pro shop, a restaurant and bar, a conference room, concessions stand and office space for Hockey Manitoba, Hockey Canada, and TNSE. Each of the four arenas has an NHL regulation size ice surface and is sponsored by a local business. The Canadian Tire Arena seats 1,350 spectators, while the RE/MAX, Assiniboine Credit Union, and Red River Co-op Arenas each seat 225 spectators.

Events

The Iceplex was one of three venues that hosted the 2011 World Under 17 Hockey Challenge, a major international hockey tournament held annually by Hockey Canada. It was slated to host the 2012 tournament also, but Hockey Canada, at the request of TNSE, decided to relocate the tournament to Windsor, Ontario.
Some of the annual events taking place at the Iceplex include the Manitoba Senior 'A' hockey championship, the Winnipeg High School Hockey League Rookie Classic and the Hockey Manitoba Cup.