UBC Thunderbird Arena

Venue Description

The University of British Columbia (also known as UBC) is located on campus , which also happens to be ocean side, on Vancouver’s west side. The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) forged an agreement with UBC to locate a new competition arena for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games on the site of the existing Thunderbird Winter Sport Complex.

Venue capacity: 7,200
Elevation: 90 meters

Timeline
The refurbishing of one existing ice sheet and additional construction began in April 2006 and was complete by June 2008 — This project was on budget and four months ahead of its originally scheduled completion date.

Post-Games Use

After the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, the UBC venue will become a recreational and high-performance multi-sport legacy facility. The new training arena will be easily convertible for ice sledge hockey training and competition use.

Venue Events

Ice Hockey

Men’s Tournament
Women's Tournament

Ice Sledge Hockey

Men’s Tournament

Venue Details

VANOC Investment

VANOC’s investment in the UBC Thunderbird Arena is $38.5 million. The University of British Columbia is responsible for the remainder of construction costs.

Sustainable Attributes

• Targeting green building standards equivalent to LEED Silver.
• Redevelopment of an existing facility, including refurbishment and re-use of major components of existing ice plant.
• Waste heat recovery from ice plant used to heat building and domestic water.
• Flexible facility design to accommodate varied uses.
• Aboriginal art will be installed at the venue as part of the Vancouver 2010 Venues Aboriginal Arts Program. The Program will feature traditional and contemporary artwork by First Nations, Inuit and Metis artists from across Canada.

Scope of Work and Plans for 2010
The redevelopment of the UBC Thunderbird Arena includes the refurbishing of the existing competition arena and the construction of two new ice sheets: one which will be used for the competition arena, and one that will be used for future training.