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The T.G. Smith Centre is an ice hockey complex in Steinbach, Manitoba. It features two indoor arenas and one outdoor ice rink. The oldest part of the complex, the ''Centennial Arena'', opened in 1967. An expansion took place in the mid-1990s in order to add a second indoor rink, after which the entire complex was named after the late T.G. Smith, a local banker and strong supporter of local sports. The two indoor rinks are designated as the Centennial Arena, which is the older rink with an approximate capacity of 1,450, and the ''T.G. Smith Arena'', the newer rink with a capacity of approximately 300.〔〔 The T.G. Smith Centre has been the home of the Steinbach Pistons of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League since 2009. It is also the longtime home of the Steinbach Junior Huskies of the Hanover Tache Junior Hockey League, the Steinbach Huskies of the Carillon Senior Hockey League, and the Steinbach Millers minor hockey teams. The Steinbach arena is a hub for Senior 'AAA' hockey in Manitoba. Since 2006, it has been home to the South East Prairie Thunder, currently Manitoba's only Senior 'AAA' club. From 2007 to 2010, the arena was also home to the Steinbach North Stars, who hosted the 2009 Allan Cup in Steinbach, in which both the North Stars and Prairie Thunder competed.〔http://www.allancup.ca/homepage2009.htm Allan Cup website〕 The T.G. Smith Centre will host the Allan Cup once again in 2016, this time with the Prairie Thunder as hosts. In international hockey, the T.G. Smith Centre hosted the ninth place game of the 2002 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, in which Germany defeated Finland. Aside from hockey, the complex has hosted two Manitoba Provincial Curling Championships (2006, 2010). For curling, the Centennial Arena's capacity can be increased to 1,600.〔 In June 2012, the Steinbach city council began planning the construction of a new multiplex for the city, which would include new hockey arenas and a curling rink. The first phase of the project, the new Steinbach Curling Club, opened in October 2014. ==Major Events hosted== * 1979 Allan Cup Western Canadian Finals * 2002 Air Canada Cup Western Regional Championship * 2006 Safeway Select * 2009 Allan Cup * 2010 Safeway Select * 2013 Turnbull Cup Finals Future * 2016 Allan Cup 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「T.G. Smith Centre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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