The Q Centre

The Q Centre
Former names	Bear Mountain Arena; (2004–2014)
Location	Colwood, British Columbia, Canada
Operator	West Shore Parks & Recreation
Capacity	2,780 (box lacrosse, curling, ice hockey)
Opened	2004
Tenants
	Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) (2004–present); Victoria Salmon Kings (ECHL) (2004–2005); Victoria Shamrocks (WLA) (2004–present); Victoria Sr. B Shamrocks (WCSLA) (2022–present); Westshore Wolves (VIJHL) (2012–present); Westshore Bears (PNWJLL) (2007–present)

48°26′40″N 123°27′48″W / 48.44444°N 123.46333°W / 48.44444; -123.46333

The Q Centre (formerly Bear Mountain Arena) is in Colwood, British Columbia, Canada. In 2014, the arena was named "The Q Centre" after local radio station CKKQ-FM. The arena opened in February 2004, has 2,300 seats and houses year-round events for hockey and lacrosse. With an additional floor capacity of 860 people and standing room area for up to 480, this premier spectator facility can hold any type of event, from trade shows to major sporting and entertainment events.

The arena is hockey home of the BCHL Victoria Grizzlies. It was the home of the Victoria Salmon Kings for the 2004–05 ECHL season while their future home, the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre was being built. In the summer months The Q serves as home to the WLA Victoria Shamrocks, Victoria Sr. B Shamrocks of the West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association and Westshore Bears of the Pacific Northwest Junior Lacrosse League. The venue has also hosted BCLA provincial box lacrosse championships.

The venue has hosted one of the biggest World Curling Tour events, the Bear Mountain Arena Curling Classic, annually since 2006. It also played host to the training camps of the Vancouver Canucks in September 2007 and the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2008.

The Q Centre was awarded an NHL pre-season game^[1] between the Vancouver Canucks vs San Jose Sharks.^[2] This occurred after the Panorama Recreation Centre, in North Saanich, home of the Peninsula Panthers won the 2015 Kraft Hockeyville Grand Prize.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Canucks announce 2015.16 schedule". Vancouver Canucks. 25 June 2015.
^ "North Saanich's Kraft Hockeyville game headed to The Q Centre". Times Colonist. 25 June 2015.
^ "North Saanich, B.C. named Kraft Hockeyville 2015". NHL.com. 5 April 2015.
^ "Presenting Your Kraft Hockeyville 2015". Kraft Hockeyville. 4 April 2015.

External links

The Q Centre

[1] "Canucks announce 2015.16 schedule". Vancouver Canucks. 25 June 2015.

[2] "North Saanich's Kraft Hockeyville game headed to The Q Centre". Times Colonist. 25 June 2015.

[3] "North Saanich, B.C. named Kraft Hockeyville 2015". NHL.com. 5 April 2015.

[4] "Presenting Your Kraft Hockeyville 2015". Kraft Hockeyville. 4 April 2015.

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v t e Current arenas in the British Columbia Hockey League
Coastal Conference	Chilliwack Coliseum Cowichan Community Centre Frank Crane Arena George Preston Recreation Centre Hap Parker Arena Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex South Surrey Arena The Q Centre Weyerhaeuser Arena
Interior Conference	Cominco Arena Kal Tire Place Nicola Valley Memorial Arena Rolling Mix Concrete Arena Royal LePage Place Shaw Centre South Okanagan Events Centre Town Toyota Center Western Financial Place

Tenants

Former names	Bear Mountain Arena (2004–2014)
Location	Colwood, British Columbia, Canada
Operator	West Shore Parks & Recreation
Capacity	2,780 (box lacrosse, curling, ice hockey)
Opened	2004
Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) (2004–present) Victoria Salmon Kings (ECHL) (2004–2005) Victoria Shamrocks (WLA) (2004–present) Victoria Sr. B Shamrocks (WCSLA) (2022–present) Westshore Wolves (VIJHL) (2012–present) Westshore Bears (PNWJLL) (2007–present)