# Bell Sensplex

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bell_Sensplex
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bell_Sensplex.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Sensplex
> Source revision: 1302839661
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

{{Short description|Four-pad ice facility in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada}}
{{Infobox venue
|name=Bell Sensplex
|image=Image:Bell sensplex.JPG
|location=1565 Maple Grove Road<br />[Ottawa](/source/Ottawa), [Ontario](/source/Ontario)<br />K2V 1A3
|coordinates={{coord|45.297442|-75.909094|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
|opened=December 12, 2004
}}
The '''Bell Sensplex''' is a four-pad ice facility, located in [Ottawa](/source/Ottawa), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada. It is the primary practice facility of the [Ottawa Senators](/source/Ottawa_Senators) [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League) team and [Ottawa Black Bears](/source/Ottawa_Black_Bears) of the [NLL](/source/National_Lacrosse_League). In a partnership with the city of Ottawa, it is also used for minor hockey and hosts the annual [Bell Capital Cup](/source/Bell_Capital_Cup) [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) tournament. The Sensplex is located at 1565 Maple Grove Road in the former city of [Kanata](/source/Kanata%2C_Ontario).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bellsensplex.ca/location.aro |title=Location & Directions |accessdate=March 25, 2008 |publisher=www.bellsensplex.ca |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041214091451/http://www.bellsensplex.ca/location.aro |archivedate=December 14, 2004 }}</ref> It was also the home arena for the [Ottawa Lady Senators](/source/Ottawa_Senators_(CWHL)) of the [Canadian Women's Hockey League](/source/Canadian_Women's_Hockey_League) and is the partial home arena of the [Kanata Kings](/source/Kanata_Kings) of the [National Capital Junior Hockey League](/source/National_Capital_Junior_Hockey_League).

==History==
The Senators, in a partnership with the city of Ottawa, built the Bell Sensplex, for community and team use at a cost of {{CAD|25.6 million|link=yes}}. The facility contains three NHL-sized ice rinks, one Olympic-size ice rink and an indoor fieldhouse in its {{Convert|180000|ft2|m2|adj=on}} building. The City of Ottawa provided $1.4 million of the cost to facilitate the construction. The Sensplex ultimately used only $800,000 of the City's funds.<ref name="citizen-cite">{{cite news |work=Ottawa Citizen |date=September 17, 2009 |title=Sensplex to city: keep the change |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/sports/Sensplex+city+keep+change/2004622/story.html}}</ref> The Sensplex opened in December 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bellsensplex.ca/news/nr041212.aro |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041229213355/http://www.bellsensplex.ca/news/nr041212.aro |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 29, 2004 |title=Bell Sensplex Officially Opens in Hockey Country |publisher=www.bellsensplex.ca |date=December 12, 2004 |accessdate=March 25, 2008}}</ref>

==Usage==
It is used for Senators and Black Bears team practices, minor hockey and short track speed skating. The City of Ottawa buys 2,400 hours of ice time for public use annually.<ref name="citizen-cite"/> The facility is the main arena for the annual [Bell Capital Cup](/source/Bell_Capital_Cup), open to ''Atom'' (9–11) and ''Pee-Wee'' (11–13) age group teams, held between Christmas Day and New Year's. The tournament attracts over 500 teams annually and bills itself as "the world's largest hockey tournament."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oihf.net/general_info.aro |title=Bell Capital Cup information |accessdate=December 11, 2007}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.sensplex.ca/ Sensplex]

{{Ottawa Senators}}

Category:Ice hockey venues in Ottawa
Category:Ottawa Senators
Category:National Hockey League practice facilities
Category:Public–private partnership projects in Canada
Category:2004 establishments in Ontario
Category:Sports venues completed in 2004

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bell Sensplex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Sensplex) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Sensplex?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.