Posted on 21 January 2010. Tags: 2010, 2010 olympics, Canada hockey place, GM Place, Olympics, Robert Scales, social media, Vancouver, vancouver2010, VANOC, venue, winter olympics, wintergames
Officially opening its doors on September 21, 1995, General Motors Place has become symbolic of Vancouver’s proud identity, serving as the city’s ambassador and host to the world of sports and entertainment.
A staple of downtown Vancouver, General Motors Place is one of the premier sports and entertainment facilities in all of North America. Highly praised for its comfortable seating and superior sightlines, visitor hospitality lies at the heart of this 475,000 sq. ft. building.
Home to the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League, General Motors Place has hosted numerous national and international events over the years, as well as welcomed a countless number of world renowned personalities including former US President Bill Clinton, HRH Queen Elizabeth II, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Serving as the primary venue for ice hockey in 2010 at the XXI Winter Olympic Games, General Motors Place will once again be front and center as the eyes of the world will be focused on watching Canada attempt to win Olympic Hockey Gold for the first time ever on home ice.
Since its inception as the leading entertainment venue in British Columbia, General Motors Place has welcomed over 15 million visitors through its doors!
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Posted on 23 April 2005. Tags: GM Place, imagine 2010, logo, symbol, unveiling, Vancouver 2010
Tonight, Roland and I went to GM Place to catch Imagine 2010 and the unveiling of the new Vancouver 2010 Olympics logo. Here’s some photos from the live televised event and from the press conference afterwards. The whole set (60 photos)
can be found here and is available under a Creative Commons licence.
The crowd streams into GM place for Imagine 2010.
The place was packed and the crowd was loud and energetic. Free tickets rock!
There was a strong focus on Canada’s First Nations and aboriginal cultures.
I wish my family could have come with me. There was a lot of kids in the crowd and everyone was having a great time. This photo symbolizes the Olympic spirit for me.
With hot people in tights being a close second for ‘symbolizes the Olympic spirit’.
Ilanaaq’s parents, the design team from Rivera Design Group.
One of the judges who picked the emblem for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
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