Palladium/Corel Centre/ Scotiabank Place/Canadian Tire Centre

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by skyscraperaccount

Yeah, when smaller acts came in they would black cloth the upper part and it was 'sold' as the Wordperfect Theatre.

From the oddly still partially online corelcentre.com website:


My inability to find a photo or video is upsetting, it must be out there somewhere lol.

Thanks for the info. Sorry, what's the website? I tried corelcentre.com and it brought me to some courier.

[MountainView]

Originally Posted by skyscraperaccount

Yeah, when smaller acts came in they would black cloth the upper part and it was 'sold' as the Wordperfect Theatre.

From the oddly still partially online corelcentre.com website:


My inability to find a photo or video is upsetting, it must be out there somewhere lol.

A blast from the past memory!

Backstreet Boys played two shows there in March 1997, Mark Knopfler played a show there in Sept 2001, and Kelly Clarkson as late as 2005 still used the name.
Almost all shows there were branded as "WordPerfect Theatre"

[rocketphish]

Originally Posted by MountainView

A blast from the past memory!

Backstreet Boys played two shows there in March 1997, Mark Knopfler played a show there in Sept 2001, and Kelly Clarkson as late as 2005 still used the name.
Almost all shows there were branded as "WordPerfect Theatre"

Sounds like it was an amazing show.

https://toddmanout.com/2025/05/02/050201-mark-knopfler-ottawa-qc/

[rocketphish]

How whispers, winks and nudges suggest Ottawa Charge and PWHL expect to make CTC full-time home

By Don Brennan, Ottawa Citizen
Published May 19, 2026 | Last updated 19 hours ago | 5 minute read

The only certainty about Wednesday’s PWHL championship series showdown at Canadian Tire Centre on Wednesday night is that it will be the last hockey game people pay to watch in Ottawa this season.

The question nobody wants to or can touch at this time is whether we’ve already seen the last Ottawa Charge game at TD Place.

The unspoken answer across the board is yes.

Not even the PWHL senior VP of business operations Amy Scheer is about to upstage this Walter Cup battle between the Charge and Montreal Victoire with more talk of wanting to make CTC a permanent playground for the PWHL.

There’s no deal in place, as far as we know, but there are plenty of whispers, winks and nudges.

And when PWHL founder Mark Walter decides to sell off franchises to individual ownership groups, why wouldn’t the Ottawa Senators be first in line?

Not only would Sens owner Michael Andlauer add a tenant, but he could throw in a package deal to fans that might include a sweet enticement that will boost his NHL team’s attendance numbers.

As you’ve probably heard, the relationship isn’t exactly buddy-buddy between the PWHL and Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group, the owner at TD Place. The league is upset that OSEG is building a new rink with a few more than 6,000 seats, even though the PWHL knew about these plans before its first game was played.

But a move to Kanata for the Charge also is a gamble.

In its last report on April 28, the PWHL announced that attendance had grown by 35% in all primary venues season by season, and that through 120 games in 2025-26, the average turnout was 9,304 per game.

That’s more than the approximately 8,300 seats at TD Place in its current form and the Charge is shattering records in games at CTC during the playoffs.

A new post-season standard of 16,894 was established for Game 3 of the final, eclipsing the mark the Charge set of 13,112 for Game 3 of its semifinal against the Boston Fleet on May 8. In between, attendance was a crowd of 11,297 for the series-clincher against Boston the following Sunday afternoon.

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https://ottawacitizen.com/sports/hockey/pwhl/whispers-suggest-charge-ctc-full-time-home

[phil235]

I really hope they don't move next year. It seems like the primary reason they want to move is because they are upset with OSEG, but I think they risk alienating a lot of their core fans by going out there. It definitely makes sense for the playoffs and maybe the odd big game, but those 6000-fan games will feel pretty sparse at the CTC. Even the 11,000 fan game felt a bit empty.

There is no reason Lansdowne can't work for them for another couple of years, when hopefully they will have a good idea of what the Lebreton timeline looks like. That should be their end goal.

On another note, we'll see if they can beat 16,000 tonight. I got tickets a week and a half ago and it was looking pretty full.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by phil235

I really hope they don't move next year. It seems like the primary reason they want to move is because they are upset with OSEG, but I think they risk alienating a lot of their core fans by going out there. It definitely makes sense for the playoffs and maybe the odd big game, but those 6000-fan games will feel pretty sparse at the CTC. Even the 11,000 fan game felt a bit empty.

There is no reason Lansdowne can't work for them for another couple of years, when hopefully they will have a good idea of what the Lebreton timeline looks like. That should be their end goal.

On another note, we'll see if they can beat 16,000 tonight. I got tickets a week and a half ago and it was looking pretty full.

Ideally they'd do weekday games at the Civic Centre and weekend/playoffs/Victoire games at the Palladium, but it's probably far easier for them to pick one venue and stick to it.

I do worry that a permanent move to Kanata might have the same negative effect as with the 67s however, it could work out. PWHL has fewer games and it's a higher level of hockey. If they do make the move, I get it. Council and OSEG, but specifically certain members of Council, were very disrespectful and strained the relationship, resulting, it seems likely, in losing a major tenant years before they needed to.

[BlackRedGold]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

I do worry that a permanent move to Kanata might have the same negative effect as with the 67s however, it could work out. PWHL has fewer games and it's a higher level of hockey.

Higher level of hockey? That's debatable. I see the highlights of the PWHL and it looks closer to the level of hockey played by the kids during NHL intermissions than the NHL.

[phil235]

Originally Posted by BlackRedGold

Higher level of hockey? That's debatable. I see the highlights of the PWHL and it looks closer to the level of hockey played by the kids during NHL intermissions than the NHL.

Definitely not higher in terms of level of play, but higher in the sense that it is professional vs. the 67s who are not.

[Tesladom]

Gemini's AI response:
Men's Hockey Tier Equivalence to PWHL P

Major Junior (CHL/OHL/WHL) / Men's NCAA Div 1EquivalentThe closest comparison. The PWHL matches the rapid puck movement, elite skill, and fast transitions of top junior/college men, but the PWHL plays a more structured, less chaotic style than teenage boys.

Men’s Elite Midget (U18 AAA)Equivalent (Physicality/Speed)Historically, the Canadian and US Women’s National Olympic teams (which comprise the core of the PWHL) routinely play exhibition games against U18 AAA boys' teams to prepare for tournaments, resulting in highly competitive, mixed outcomes.

[phil235]

Originally Posted by Tesladom

Gemini's AI response:
Men's Hockey Tier Equivalence to PWHL P

Major Junior (CHL/OHL/WHL) / Men's NCAA Div 1EquivalentThe closest comparison. The PWHL matches the rapid puck movement, elite skill, and fast transitions of top junior/college men, but the PWHL plays a more structured, less chaotic style than teenage boys.

Men’s Elite Midget (U18 AAA)Equivalent (Physicality/Speed)Historically, the Canadian and US Women’s National Olympic teams (which comprise the core of the PWHL) routinely play exhibition games against U18 AAA boys' teams to prepare for tournaments, resulting in highly competitive, mixed outcomes.

Major Junior/NCAA is a much higher level of competition than U18AAA. This seems to suggest they are similar. There is an extensive Jr. A system in between those levels.

The women play Junior A teams fairly frequently, but not Major Junior or NCAA teams. Ultimately hard to be definitive, as the physical aspect of men's game makes it impossible for them to play each other on the same terms.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by phil235

Definitely not higher in terms of level of play, but higher in the sense that it is professional vs. the 67s who are not.

That's what I was going for, yes. I'm not tuned into hockey enough to know who has the highest skill level.