Pacific Coliseum

Experience the Lushness of the Pacific Coliseum this February

The Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver is the hottest spot to be at this February due to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games that will be hosted there. This is perhaps the largest building that is situated within the sprawling complex of the Hastings Park. It is a much preferred venue all the more so due to the fact that it is the center for a host of such as the following:

• Ice shows
• Ice Hockey
• Circuses
• Basketball
• Boxing
• Large assemblies
• Consumer and trade shows
• Concerts

Brief history of Pacific Coliseum

This is a stadium that was said to be developed by WK Noppe who is also the brain behind the design. The construction of the site was initiated between the year 1966 and 1967. What marks the Pacific Coliseum apart from the rest of the venues for the 2010 Winter Olympics is the very fact that it has got a pretty simple geometric shape. This is complemented by a very distinctive circle of white panel board coverings that are categorized as unique formalist architecture.

In the beginning, the Pacific Coliseum Stadium had been the home of the WHL Vancouver Canucks and had been used for the purpose of attracting the NHL franchise in the year 1970. There was also another franchise in the initial days of the Coliseum: the franchise of the World Hockey Association in the year 1973. However, in the subsequent years, the Pacific Stadium has seen a lot of renovations done to its initial design as well as structure. In recent times, the Pacific had been renovated entirely in 2007 for upgrading of the audience seating, ice surface as well as HVAC air conditioning supplies for being specially used as a venue for the 2010 Winter Games.

Location

The Pacific Coliseum Stadium is an indoor facility which is situated at the Hastings Park region of Vancouver. The construction of the property or facility had been completed in the year 1968 and today it is easily accessible from all major areas of the city. The seating capacity of the Coliseum in the Pacific is around 17000 spectators and this is something that has been slightly modified from what it was initially planned to support. Situated expediently at 100 North Renfrew Street, the Pacific Coliseum is facilitated with lots of amenities as it serves the dual purposes of being a stadium as well as a convention center. Presently the home base of the Vancouver Giants, this is where the fans of the Western Hockey League assemble when ever there is a match going on.

What Sports Will Take Place At The Pacific Coliseum?

The Pacific Coliseum has been designated as the chosen venue for short track speed skating as well as figure skating games in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. There have also been upgrades made recently to the arena including facilities such as accessibility enhancements in the form of upgrading the wash rooms, concession areas and entrances. There are also supposed to be the 30 changeovers in the field of play category between the figure skating and short track speed skating games in the venue.

In order to serve the purposes of the game, the ice hockey boards that are present there as well as glass covers will entirely be removed. These will be replaced by an extraordinary, padding system for short track speed skating. This is a free standing facility which cushions and protects athletes from falls.

The padding system in the case of short track speed skating will stay placed, although changeovers between both the sports will be susceptible to variations on the basis of the needs of a particular set up of the competition. There are over 80 pads sequentially numbered. Out of them, about 35 will be switched between the couple of games.

In case of the figure skating games, the kick plates will be put in place for the skaters to prevent avoid holding of a skate on their foot padding, which is something that is required for the short track skating. These will be removed for the short track games. The changeovers at the Pacific Coliseum will require a minimum of 50 people for 15 minutes during the principal physical changeover.