Affinity Place is an indoor multi-use event centre in Estevan, Saskatchewan, home to the

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of the

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History

Construction on Affinity Place began in May 2009 to replace Estevan’s aging Civic Auditorium. The project was finished in 2011. The first event for the $23.5 million facility, initially named Spectra Place, was held on April 15, 2011 with a concert featuring Tom Cochrane and Kim Mitchell. The arena was renamed to Affinity Place in 2013. The venue has hosted various sporting events, like curling, hockey and mixed martial arts, along with a series of concerts. Notable hockey events hosted at Affinity Place include the

2016 Western Canada Cup The 2016 Western Canada Cup was the Western Canadian Junior A ice hockey championship played at Affinity Place in Estevan, Saskatchewan from April 30 to May 8, 2016. It determined the two Western seeds for the 2016 Royal Bank Cup, the West Kelowna ...

and the

2022 Centennial Cup The 2022 Centennial Cup, presented by Tim Hortons was the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) championship for the 2021–22 season and the 50th Canadian junior A ice hockey national championship, played at Affinity Place in Estevan, Saskatchew ...

. The venue became the first to host both the

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and the Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts in the same year in 2023. Past concerts have included performances by The Tragically Hip,

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and The Offspring. Inside_Affinity_Place

References

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