The Tribute Communities Centre, formerly known as the General Motors Centre or GM Centre, GMC for short, is a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Oshawa,

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, Canada, which opened in November 2006. The arena was constructed to replace the

Oshawa Civic Auditorium The Oshawa Civic Auditorium was an indoor arena in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. It operated from 1964 to 2006, and was primarily used as an ice hockey venue for the Oshawa Generals. The auditorium was built as a replacement to the Hambly Arena, w ...

. The main tenant is the Oshawa Generals of the

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, and formerly the

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of the

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. It features the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame, Prospects Bar and Grill, an Oshawa Generals retail store, executive seating and special club seats. The name was changed to Tribute Communities Centre on November 1, 2016.

History

The Tribute Communities Centre is owned by the city of Oshawa. On October 5, 2006, General Motors obtained the naming rights of the arena. The City originally selected

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(MLSE) to manage the building but, after disappointing results in the first year and a half, MLSE requested in March 2008 that its contract be terminated. MLSE had been attempting to get into the business of managing facilities beyond those where their sports teams played but decided to withdraw, with Bob Hunter, MLSE's Vice President of venues and entertainment, saying that managing the arena was "no longer a strategic focus for us". Global Spectrum assumed control of the operations and management of the arena on June 30, 2008. On April 14, 2016, they announced an agreement to replace the videoboard in the building. It meets Canadian Hockey League requirements for a future

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bid, and replaces the old videoboard, which was a point of contention for Generals fans over the past few years. An announcement was made on October 7, 2016 that the facility would be renamed the Tribute Communities Centre effective November 1, 2016. The new naming rights are currently set to last for ten years.

2015 Pan American Games

For the

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the facility hosted both

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and

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events. During the games, the facility was configured to hold roughly 3,000 spectators per session. During Games time the facility was known as the Oshawa Sports Centre. Image:General Motors Centre - Interior.JPG, Interior view during an Oshawa Generals game General Motors Centre exterior.jpg, Tribute Communities Centre Exterior, when known as the General Motors Centre Tribute Communities Centre - Exterior.jpg, Exterior with Tribute Communities Branding

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* {{Authority control Indoor arenas in Ontario Indoor ice hockey venues in Canada Ontario Hockey League arenas Oshawa Generals Sports venues in Oshawa Venues of the 2015 Pan American Games Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Oshawa Power Boxing venues in Ontario