The Selkirk Recreation Complex is an indoor

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arena and community centre located in Selkirk,

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. The city-owned facility, which opened in 1992, features a 2,751-seat arena and 500-person banquet hall. Its primary tenants are the

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of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, the

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of the

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, the Selkirk Figure Skating Club and Selkirk's minor hockey program.

Major events

The complex has hosted a number of major

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(IIHF) events in co-operation with the City of

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, including select games of the 1999 World Junior Hockey Championships and the 2007 Women's World Hockey Championships. In December 2001 and January 2002, Selkirk and the neighbouring town of Stonewall co-hosted the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, an annual international minor hockey tournament organized by Hockey Canada. The

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defeated

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Team Pacific to win the gold medal. In April 2009, Selkirk hosted the

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, the Canadian national midget hockey championship, with the Winnipeg Thrashers as the host team. The

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defeated the Calgary Buffaloes 4–0 in the championship game to win the gold medal, which was broadcast live on TSN.

References

External links

City of Selkirk Website
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