Bonnetts Energy Centre , formerly known as Revolution Place, Canada Games Arena and Crystal Centre, is a 2,960-seat (plus standing) multi-purpose arena in Grande Prairie , Alberta , Canada. The arena was built in 1995, for the Canada Games .
11-628: It is home to the Grande Prairie Storm of the Alberta Junior Hockey League . It has also hosted the 2004 Royal Bank Cup , 2006 Ford World Women's Curling Championship , and 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts . Nickelback played at the arena during The Long Road Tour on March 20, 2004. Nelly Furtado performed at the arena during the Get Loose Tour on March 25, 2007. Rihanna performed at
22-769: Is a junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) based in Grande Prairie , Alberta, Canada, with home games at Bonnetts Energy Centre . The organization was founded in 1966 as the Junior Athletics as a member of the Peace Junior B Hockey League (PJHL). The team rebranded around 1972 as the Grande Prairie North Stars. When the Quesnel Millionaires and Prince George Spruce Kings joined
33-592: The ANAVET Cup (Western), Doyle Cup (Pacific), Dudley Hewitt Cup (Central), and Fred Page Cup (Eastern). From 2013 to 2017, the qualifiers were the Dudley Hewitt Cup (Central), Fred Page Cup (Eastern), and the Western Canada Cup champions and runners-up. The tournament begins with round-robin play between the five teams followed by the top four teams playing a semifinal game, with
44-507: The Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL). The Storm qualified for the AJHL post season in each of its first 18 consecutive seasons before missing in 2014. In 2004, the Storm won their first AJHL championship. They also hosted the 2004 Royal Bank Cup national junior A championship tournament that season, where they lost in the semifinals. The Storm have been a major success off the ice as well as
55-705: The Centennial Cup and formerly as the Royal Bank Cup or RBC Cup, is the postseason tournament for the Canadian national championship for Junior A hockey teams that are members of the Canadian Junior Hockey League . The tournament consists of the regional Junior A champions and a previously selected host team. Since 1990, the national championship has used a five-team tournament format when the regional qualifiers were designated as
66-707: The Chiefs continuing to have financial difficulties, a community-led group bought the team with the goal of paying off its $ 150,000 in debts and restoring junior A hockey to prominence in the Peace Country. The team rebranded as the Grande Prairie Storm and moved to a brand new arena, the Canada Games Arena , built for the 1995 Canada Winter Games . In 1996, the Storm moved from the RMJHL to
77-580: The arena during the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour on September 17, 2007, with Akon as her opening act. The Backstreet Boys performed at the arena during their Unbreakable Tour on November 15, 2008. Janet Jackson performed at the arena during the Unbreakable World Tour on September 5, 2015. Shania Twain performed at the arena on October 21, 2015 during her Rock This Country Tour . Marianas Trench performed at
88-593: The arena on February 8, 2017 during their Marianas Trench and the Last Crusade tour. 55°10′08″N 118°47′46″W / 55.169°N 118.796°W / 55.169; -118.796 This article about a Canadian ice hockey arena is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a building or structure in Alberta is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Grande Prairie Storm The Grande Prairie Storm
99-432: The franchise perennially leads the AJHL in attendance, and often leads the entire Canadian Junior A Hockey League in attendance. The Storm broke the previous attendance record for the Royal Bank Cup by over 9000 fans in 2004. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T/OTL = Ties/Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against The National Junior A Championship, known as
110-816: The league in 1975, the league became the Peace-Cariboo Junior Hockey League (PCJHL). In 1980, the league and teams were promoted to Junior A. The North Stars were financially struggling and sat out two seasons from 1989 to 1991. They came back as the Grande Prairie Chiefs in 1991, but the league had brought in teams from the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League and reformed as the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League (RMJHL). In 1995, with
121-504: The top seed facing the fourth seed and the second facing the third. The winners of the semifinals then face each other in final game for the national championship. In some years, the losers of the semifinal games face each other for a third place game. 2004 Royal Bank Cup The 2004 Royal Bank Cup was the 34th Junior "A" 2004 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League . The Royal Bank Cup
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