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The UBC Thunderbird Arena, a 2010 Olympic Games legacy building
The Thunderbird Sports Centre features an International size rink and used for the men’s and women’s ice hockey matches both in the Olympics and sledge hockey for the Paralympics. It was a LEED Silver building for its efficient use of energy. Heat extracted from ice refrigeration is reused in heating the building and to provide hot water.The main arena can be booked for concerts, cabaret, film shoots and of course, men’s or women’s hockey games. A Hollywood production, She’s the Man, was filmed at UBC’s Thunderbird Stadium for certain soccer stadium scenes. [April 2010 Photo by Ray Van Eng]
The UBC Thunderbird Arena, a 2010 Olympic Games legacy building
The Thunderbird Sports Centre features an International size rink and used for the men’s and women’s ice hockey matches both in the Olympics and sledge hockey for the Paralympics. It was a LEED Silver building for its efficient use of energy. Heat extracted from ice refrigeration is reused in heating the building and to provide hot water.The main arena can be booked for concerts, cabaret, film shoots and of course, men’s or women’s hockey games. A Hollywood production, She’s the Man, was filmed at UBC’s Thunderbird Stadium for certain soccer stadium scenes. [April 2010 Photo by Ray Van Eng]