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Affinity Place

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Affinity Place is a Multi-Purpose Entertainment and Sports Facility located in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is owned and operated by the City of Estevan Leisure Services Division.

Affinity Place opened its doors April 15, 2011 with an official Grand Opening event featuring Tom Cochrane and Kim Mitchell. Affinity Place opened after two years of construction. Individuals and businesses from throughout Estevan and area showed their support behind the facility by raising $8 million of the $22 million total cost.

Affinity Place was built to supplement the two other aging ice surfaces in Estevan (Civic Auditorium & Lignite Miners Centre). Estevan and area have seen a population boom in population, so a third ice surface/events centre was needed.

Home to the Estevan Bruins of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, the facility also hosts concerts, trade shows, mixed martial arts, hockey, meetings, banquets and other large events.

FEATURES

• Four-sided video scoreboard, each high definition screen is five feet tall and eight feet wide, capable of video replays and live feeds from any event within Affinity Place.
• State of the art sound system throughout Affinity Place
• Sound baffles hanging from the roof to prevent sound echoing for concerts and other events.
• Flooring system that lays over the ice surface for events
• Walking/Running track that encompasses the concourse level of the venue, which is 216 meters.
• 8 large dressing rooms
• Energy-efficient design and operating systems
• 2,200 seats in the lower bowl, 60 person lounge, 1400 plus floor seats, two press boxes, and 24 private corporate suites
• Unique glass holding system that eliminates the lip on the dasher boards, the glass sits almost flush with the edge of the boards

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