Keystone Centre, Multi-purpose event center in Brandon, Canada
The Keystone Centre is a multi-purpose complex on about 90 acres in Brandon, Manitoba, with 540,000 square feet of space under one roof. Its main arena, Assiniboine Credit Union Place, seats 5,102, and the site also holds an exhibition hall, two smaller hockey arenas and the Brandon Curling Club.
The facility opened in 1973 from a partnership between Brandon city, the provincial government, and local exhibition organizations. The project aimed to create a regional event center to meet growing community needs.
The Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba, one of the three owners, organizes the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair here each March, an agricultural fair with livestock shows and entertainment. The Keystone Cup, the Western Canadian Junior "B" hockey championship, takes its name from the building because the 1983 tournament used it as an alternate site.
The complex sits on about 90 acres in Brandon's busiest commercial district, with 540,000 square feet of multi-use space under one roof, so allow time to move between the main arena, exhibition hall and two smaller rinks. The Canad Inns hotel is on the grounds, replacing the former Manex Arena. Check which entrance serves your event before arriving.
The Keystone Cup, the Western Canadian Junior "B" hockey championship, is named after the Keystone Centre: the original 1983 tournament in Portage la Prairie used the Brandon arena as its alternate site. The main arena also hosted the 2010 Memorial Cup and WWE's Monday Night Raw on October 23, 1995.
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