Avenir Centre (French: Centre Avenir) is an indoor arena in Moncton, New Brunswick. Opened in September 2018, it serves as the home to the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League as well as the Moncton Magic of the National Basketball League. Avenir Centre succeeds Moncton Coliseum as the city's main indoor arena.

Avenir Centre

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Address	150 Canada St.
Location	Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Coordinates	46.0855005°N 64.7849229°W / 46.0855005; -64.7849229
Capacity	8,800
Construction
Broke ground	2016
Opened	8 September 2018
General contractor	ASM Global
Tenants
Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) (2018–present) Moncton Magic (NBL Canada) (2018–present)

History

Proposed as a replacement for the Moncton Coliseum, the arena was approved in the spring of 2014 by the Moncton City Council on an 8–3 vote. Groundbreaking took place in the spring of 2016, with a planned opening in the fall of 2017. That date was pushed back a year. SMG would serve as operator of the new arena.[1] Naming rights to the arena were acquired by Avenir Hearing—a New Brunswick-based chain of hearing clinics, naming it Avenir Centre; the company sponsors the distribution of free earplugs at events.[1]

Avenir Centre's first event—a concert by country singer Keith Urban on the Graffiti U World Tour—was held on September 12, 2018.[2] The Moncton Wildcats played their first home game at the arena on September 28, 2018, beating the Saint John Sea Dogs 5–2.[3]

Notable events

Avenir Centre hosted UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith on October 27, 2018, marking the first UFC mixed martial arts event to be held in New Brunswick.[4]

It is scheduled to co-host the 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships with Scotiabank Centre in Halifax.[5]

References

External links

• Official website
• Official website in French