Mary Brown's Centre
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| Location | Gower Street, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada |
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| Owner | City of St. John's |
| Capacity | Hockey: 6,250 Basketball: 6,750 Full Capacity: 7,000 |
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| Broke ground | 1999 |
| Opened | 2001 |
| Construction cost | C$35 million |
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| St. John's Fog Devils (QMJHL) (2005–2008) St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL) (2001–2005) | |
The Mile One Centre, formerly known as Mile One Stadium, is the main sports and entertainment centre in the City of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. It opened in 2001, replacing Memorial Stadium. The arena is located at the beginning of the Trans-Canada Highway, hence the name, Mile One. The arena seats 6,250 people for hockey.
Mile One Centre was originally home to the St. John's Maple Leafs of the American Hockey League. The Leafs became the Toronto Marlies in 2005, and were replaced by the St. John's Fog Devils, an expansion team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Devils are relocating to Verdun, Quebec for the 2008-2009 QMJHL season, leaving Mile One without a major tenant.
Other sporting events
The arena hosts the annual Herder Cup tournament, the largest hockey tournament in the province. It hosted the 2002 AHL All-Star Game, and the 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts.
A National Basketball Association exhibition game between the Toronto Raptors and the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003, was cancelled on game night due to an excess of condensation built up on the playing surface due to the inside temperature.
In September 2007, the stadium hosted an NHL exhibition game featuring the Boston Bruins and New York Islanders.
Concerts
Many bands have played in Mile One Centre, such acts include; Alice Cooper, The White Stripes, Billy Talent, Sum41, Queens of the Stone Age, Bob Dylan, Fiest, and in the next coming months The Backstreet Boys, Avril Lavigne, Alice Cooper again, along with others will all be performing.
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