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The Barrie Molson Centre is a 4,195-seat multi-purpose arena in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. The Barrie Molson Centre, also known as the BMC, held its first ever OHL game on December 31, 1995 when the Barrie Colts hosted the Sudbury Wolves. It is home to the Barrie Colts ice hockey team and the Barrie Lakeshores MLS Lacrosse Team. The Colts played the first half of their inaugural season at the old Barrie Arena while the BMC was under construction.

The BMC was one of the first modern arenas built in the OHL and was the blueprint from which a lot of the newer arenas were modeled. There is a full concourse so you can walk all the way around the arena. In the west end the concourse goes through Casey's Restaurant which was added in 2003. The BMC has a standard four-sided scoreboard and a scoreboard at the west end. There are time of day clocks and shot clocks at each end. The BMC added 4 video screens in the arena bowl for replays and to watch the game. The ice surface at the Barrie Molson Centre is regulation size of 200' by 85'.

• Hockey- 4,195
• East End Stage- 4,800 approx.
• Center Stage- 5,000.
• Wrestling- 5,400
• There is space for 100 people in standing room in the North East Corner and the South East Corners of the arena bowl.
• There are 27 luxury suites. 14 at ice level and 13 at the top of the seating area on the Southside of the BMC.

• 1997 Bell Ontario Hockey League All-Star Game
• 2000 Ontario Hockey League Championship Series (Games 2,4 and 6)
• 2002 Ontario Hockey League Championship Series (Games 2 and 4)
• World Wrestling Entertainment
• WWE Raw LIVE November 21, 2004
• WWE Raw Summerslam Tour July 7th, 2006
• WWE Raw Live May 26th, 2007
• NLL Exhibition Toronto Rock v. Philadelphia Wings
• 2005 Canada/Russia Series
• Barenaked Ladies
• Nickelback
• Bachman and Cummings

• The OHL Arena & Travel Guide - Barrie Molson Centre