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Scotiabank Place Information
Welcome to Scotiabank Place, Ottawa's most impressive sports and entertainment facility. This 19,153-seat complex features non-stop entertainment from the moment you walk through its doors. Home to the Ottawa Senators, one of the NHL's most exciting teams, the venue has hosted some of the greatest events worldwide, including Shania Twain, Backstreet Boys, Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, Dixie Chicks, and Stars on Ice.
Scotiabank Place boasts six great restaurants to tantalize your taste buds, 140 private suites on three levels, conference and banquet facilities, as well as state-of-the-art technology.
Scotiabank Place is located in Canada's high-tech capital -- Kanata -- making the facility the perfect rendezvous for business meetings of all kinds. The 6,500 parking spots can accommodate events of all sizes.
You won't miss a minute of action with television monitors located throughout the building, while the four-sided video scoreboard brings you all the replays in case you were busy watching the action on the Power Ring. This state of the art video/matrix board encircles Scotiabank Place's Club Level with 880 feet of continuous, full-colour signage, and animated messages.
Custom built for hockey, you won't find a single bad seat in the house. The furthest seat is just 138 feet from the ice surface.
A night at Scotiabank Place is guaranteed night of entertainment.
Venue history
Scotiabank Place officially opened its doors as The Palladium on January 17, 1996. The 18,500-seat multi-purpose sports and entertainment facility was built in a record 18 months, at a cost of $170 million Cdn. Here is a brief timeline containing some noteworthy milestones in the history of Scotiabank Place.
May 1989
Site acquired by Terrace Corporation, which is now known as Stormont Capital Corporation.
December 6, 1990
National Hockey League franchise awarded to Terrace Corporation for the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club. After 58 years, the Senators, winners of 11 Stanley Cups, return to the nation's capital.
August 28, 1991
Ontario Municipal Board approves zoning and development plans for facility.
June 29, 1992
Official groundbreaking ceremony held at what will be centre ice in new building.
July 7, 1992
Financing for project completed after 23 months of discussions, negotiations and documentation.
July 25, 1994
Excavation begins on six-acre hole for foundation.
November 9, 1994
General contractor PCL Constructors Eastern announces that good weather and great work progress means the opening date can be moved ahead a full six months to January 15, 1996.
April 22, 1995
The first open house is held for season-ticket holders. The open-air event attracts more than 2,200 curious fans.
July 4, 1995
The Hard Rock Cafe announces it will open its first Ottawa location on the Club level.
September 10, 1995
More than 40,000 people turn out for the second open house -- five times more than officials expected. While less than a quarter of the building was available for touring, the access interchange for the highway had not yet opened and less than a third of the parking spaces were available, the building was essentially filled to twice its capacity.
September 13, 1995
Workers install the first seat for Don Pestaluky, the Senators' first season-ticket holder. Pestaluky's seat was installed in Section 208, Row A, Seat 17.
October 10, 1995
The Senators home ice becomes concrete as Bellai Brothers Ltd. of Hull, Que., handles the precision pour of 300 cubic metres of concrete over the 22 kilometres of refrigeration pipes. Only 3/16" variance was allowed from one end of the rink to the other.
October 26, 1995
A four-foot-long stainless steel time capsule filled with articles marking the history of the Palladium and the Ottawa Senators is lowered into the foundation in the main lobby. Owner Rod Bryden places a Canadian flag symbolizing unity as the final contribution, four days before the Quebec referendum.
November 2, 1995
The Palladium's circuit roads are dedicated to two original Ottawa Senators. Family members unveil the street signs marking Frank Finnigan Way and Cyclone Taylor Boulevard.
December 5, 1995
The first sheet of ice is formed on the rink surface. The test ice, less than a quarter-inch thick, is not ready for skates, but serves to test out the refrigeration system.
December 7, 1995
Former Ottawa Senator Brad Marsh and four partners announce they will open an 8,000-square-foot family restaurant on the Club level, adjacent to the main entrance. Marshy's Bar-B-Q and Grill will feature sports memorabilia from Marsh's personal collection and will include the original 1967 Civic Centre score clock.
December 21, 1995
The four-ton video-replay score clock is raised for the first time. The 30 x 26 foot clock has 16 video cubes on each of its four sides and weighs more than four tons.
January 13, 1996
All construction workers and their families are invited to a thank-you party, just before the building opens its doors to the public for the first time. More than 5,000 people attend.
January 15, 1996
The grand-opening festivities begin with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 6 p.m. Shortly afterwards, fans enter the facility for a rock'n' roll christening by Canada's own Bryan Adams, who plays to a sellout crowd.
January 16, 1996
Skate blades glide across the ice for the first time, as 18,500 fans enjoy the National Bank Figure Skating Extravaganza. The all-Canadian show features Elvis Stojko, Brian Orser; Isabelle Brasseur and Lloyd Eisler; Toller Cranston, Elizabeth Manley and Donald Jackson, among others.
January 17, 1996
The first NHL game in the building is played before a sellout crowd as the Montreal Canadiens become the first team to challenge the Senators on their new home ice. Chairman, governor and CEO Rod Bryden invites Senators founder Bruce Firestone to share in the ceremonial puck drop. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is on hand, and the press box is dedicated to the memory of slain Ottawa sportscaster Brian Smith. The Canadiens beat the Senators 3-0.
January 20-21, 1996
More than 60,000 people turn out for the third open house to enjoy a Senators practice, a figure skating display, clowns, face painting, juggling and balloon sculpturing.
February 27, 1996
The Palladium is renamed the Corel Centre in a long-term, multi-million-dollar agreement with the internationally known, Ottawa-based software company.
April 12, 1997
Fans at the Corel Centre see the Senators clinch their first playoff berth with a 1-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.
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