The Max Bell Centre is a multipurpose athletic facility located on the

University of Manitoba The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a Canadian public research university in the province of Manitoba.Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...

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, Canada. It is located across the street from

IG Field IG Field (formerly Investors Group Field) is an outdoor stadium in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The stadium, which opened in 2013, is located on the University of Manitoba campus next to University Stadium. Owned by Triple B Stadium Inc., a consortium ...

and next to the Investors Group Athletic Centre. Inside the complex is the Wayne Fleming Arena as well as the James Daly Fieldhouse an indoor track and fieldhouse. The

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

arena is open year-round and has a seating capacity of 1,600. It is home to the

Manitoba Bisons The Manitoba Bisons are the athletic teams that represent the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The football team plays their games at Investors Group Field. The soccer team play their home games at the University of Manitoba ...

men's and women's hockey teams and was also used as a venue for

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during the

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. The arena is hosting the WHL team

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while a new arena is built. Once the 2019-2020 Western Hockey League regular season begins, seating capacity at Wayne Fleming Arena will be increased from 1,400 to 1,600. To accommodate for the added seating, a new balcony will be added on the east side of the arena. This is where the Premium Loge Seating will be located which will provide patrons with an excellent elevated view of the ice surface. In addition, a Fort Garry Brewing Co. Party Lounge will be created providing a close-up view of the action at ice level. The fieldhouse features two tracks and a large multipurpose infield. It has a seating capacity of 1,350 for track meets and other sporting events. The complex is named after Canadian businessman and philanthropist

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, while the hockey arena is named in honour of the late

Wayne Fleming Wayne Fleming (July 6, 1950 – March 25, 2013) was a Canadians, Canadian ice hockey coach (ice hockey), coach. He served as assistant coach in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix C ...

. Fleming played for and coached the Bisons men's hockey team before moving onto a distinguished coaching career in professional hockey. The track and fieldhouse is named after the late James Morgan Cuthbert Daly who was a avid runner and coach in Winnipeg. In 2021, a new energy-efficient ice plant was installed with funding from the Government of Canada and the University of Manitoba.

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