Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Credit Union Centre (commonly referred to as the C.U.C. and originally Saskatchewan Place or SaskPlace) is an arena located in the Agriplace Industrial Park, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Situated near the city's northern entrance, the facility opened in February, 1988 with a seating capacity of around 7,800. It was expanded to 11,330 for the World Junior Hockey Championships in 1990. More additional permanent seating was added in 2008 and 2009. The current capacity is now 15,190 for hockey. It is the home venue of the Saskatoon Blades hockey team and starting in 2012 is also home to the Saskatoon Sirens in the LFL Canada league.It has free parking on site with parking space for 4,000 cars on its property. For most publicly attended events, transit service is offered from downtown. For high attendance events extra transit links are offered from shopping centres and other locations. It has hosted performances by many leading acts and has been the site of numerous national and international events. In 2005, it was the site of the main concert celebrating Saskatchewan's 100th anniversary as a province of Canada. The performance was attended by Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada and the Duke of Edinburgh. In September 2008, it was announced that 2,981 seats would be added to the open west-end of the stadium, bringing the total capacity to 14,311 and 12,000 for full concerts. As well, 1,000 temporary seats will be added for the 2010 World Junior Hockey Championships.Local newspaper, The StarPhoenix, reported the arena will cease current naming on 1 November 2014, when its rights deal with Saskatchewan's alliance of credit unions expires.. }
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- Credit_Union_Centre abstract "Credit Union Centre (commonly referred to as the C.U.C. and originally Saskatchewan Place or SaskPlace) is an arena located in the Agriplace Industrial Park, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Situated near the city's northern entrance, the facility opened in February, 1988 with a seating capacity of around 7,800. It was expanded to 11,330 for the World Junior Hockey Championships in 1990. More additional permanent seating was added in 2008 and 2009. The current capacity is now 15,190 for hockey. It is the home venue of the Saskatoon Blades hockey team and starting in 2012 is also home to the Saskatoon Sirens in the LFL Canada league.It has free parking on site with parking space for 4,000 cars on its property. For most publicly attended events, transit service is offered from downtown. For high attendance events extra transit links are offered from shopping centres and other locations. It has hosted performances by many leading acts and has been the site of numerous national and international events. In 2005, it was the site of the main concert celebrating Saskatchewan's 100th anniversary as a province of Canada. The performance was attended by Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada and the Duke of Edinburgh. In September 2008, it was announced that 2,981 seats would be added to the open west-end of the stadium, bringing the total capacity to 14,311 and 12,000 for full concerts. As well, 1,000 temporary seats will be added for the 2010 World Junior Hockey Championships.Local newspaper, The StarPhoenix, reported the arena will cease current naming on 1 November 2014, when its rights deal with Saskatchewan's alliance of credit unions expires.".