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Prospera Place

Prospera Place, formerly known as Skyreach Place, is a 6,886-seat multi-purpose arena, in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. The facility opened in 1999 and is the home arena of the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League.

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Prospera Place
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Prospera Place
Location within British Columbia
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Prospera Place
Location within Canada
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Former names
Skyreach Place (1999–2003)
Location1223 Water Street
Kelowna, British Columbia
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OwnerGSL Group
OperatorGSL Group
CapacityConcerts: 8,000
Hockey: 5,507; 6,286 (with standing room)
Construction
GroundbreakingAugust 9, 1998
OpenedAugust 28, 1999
Cost
$24 million
($42.4 million in 2025 dollars1)
ArchitectICR Projects Inc.
Structural engineer
Weiler Smith Bowers2
Services engineer
Matteotti Yoneda Associates Ltd.
General contractor
RG Construction, Ltd.
Tenants
Kelowna Rockets (WHL) (1999–present)

Prospera Place, formerly known as Skyreach Place, is a 6,886-seat multi-purpose arena, in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. The facility opened in 1999 and is the home arena of the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League.

History

Construction on Prospera Place broke ground in 1998 and the arena opened in 1999. When the Rockets moved to the city from Tacoma, Washington in 1995, it was understood that the team would require an arena upgrade over Kelowna Memorial Arena, which was constructed in 1945 and seated only 2,600.34 Although the Memorial Arena remains in use, Prospera Place, located near the lake shore in downtown Kelowna, took over as the city's primary venue for major events with the Rockets serving as its full-time tenant.3 Prospera Credit Union obtained naming rights to the arena in 2003.5

Major events

Prospera Place hosted the 2004 Memorial Cup tournament, in which the Rockets won their first and to date only Memorial Cup championship, defeating the Hull Olympiques in the final.6 The arena was slated to host the tournament again in 2020, but it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.7 Kelowna finally hosted its second Memorial Cup tournament in 2026.8

Prospera Place was selected to host the 2021 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship—marking the first time that Kelowna was selected as Brier host since 1968— but due to COVID-19 restrictions the tournament took place in Calgary instead.910 In October 2023, Curling Canada selected Kelowna to host the 2025 Montana's Brier.11

The arena hosted the Skate Canada International in 2014 and again in 2019.12

WWE SmackDown! episodes were hosted and taped at the arena in 2003 and 2004.

The 2025 Montana's Brier at Prospera Place source ↗

The So You Think You Can Dance Canada Tour came to the arena in 2009 and 2010.

Major events
Event Sport Year
Memorial Cup Hockey 2004; 2026
The Brier Curling 2025
Skate Canada International Figure Skating 2014; 2019
References

References

  1. 1688 to 1923: Geloso, Vincent, A Price Index for Canada, 1688 to 1850 (December 6, 2016). Afterwards, Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021., table 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-05-08. and table 18-10-0005-01 "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  2. "Prospera Place (formerly Skyreach Place) 1223 Water Street, Kelowna, BC". Weiler Smith Bowers. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  3. Jordan, Kevin (2022-10-15). "Kelowna Rockets—Prospera Place". WHL Arena Guide. Archived from the original on 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Jordan, Kevin (2021-11-03). "Kelowna Rockets—Kelowna Memorial Arena". WHL Arena Guide. Archived from the original on 2024-05-17. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  5. Duncan, Josh (2019-04-23). "Prospera Place naming rights extended until 2024". Kelowna Now. Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  6. "Rockets remember 2004 Memorial Cup". Canadian Hockey League. 2020-02-28. Archived from the original on 2024-05-17. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  7. Johnston, Patrick (2020-03-23). "COVID-19 forces cancellation of CHL playoffs and 2020 Memorial Cup". The Province. Archived from the original on 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  8. Kulkarni, Akshay (2026-05-22). "Kelowna gears up to host Memorial Cup, 22 years after Rockets won CHL championship". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2026-07-12. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  9. Rodriguez, Michael (2019-11-21). "Kelowna to host 2021 Tim Hortons Brier". The Similkameen Spotlight. Archived from the original on 2019-11-22. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  10. Campigotto, Jesse (2020-12-02). "What we know and don't know about the curling bubble". CBC Sports. Archived from the original on 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  11. "Kelowna will host 2025 Brier". Penticton Herald. 2023-10-28. Archived from the original on 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  12. Waters, Alistair (2018-10-25). "Skate Canada to return to Kelowna in 2019". Vernon Morning Star. Archived from the original on 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
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