First NHL game at General Motors Place
The Canucks hosted the Red Wings on 10/9/1995 in the first NHL game at General Motors Place — Canucks opened GM Place (now Rogers Arena), leaving the Pacific Coliseum.
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FIRST NHL GAME AT THIS ARENA
Track Every Rogers Arena Game You've Attended
Rogers Arena has been the Vancouver Canucks home since 1995, first printed General Motors Place. Ticket Timeline helps you log every Canucks game you attended there, including nights whose tickets still say GM Place, and keep Grizzlies nights from the same roof in one building archive.
Moments Witnessed at Rogers Arena
Verified milestones and rare moments that actually happened in this building.
Hakeem Olajuwon blocked 10 shots
Hakeem Olajuwon posted 10 blocks in a historic individual performance at grizzlies during the 1995-96 season — the 119th 10-block game in nba history.
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10-BLOCK GAME IN NBA HISTORY
Evgeni Nabokov scored a goalie goal
Evgeni Nabokov of the San Jose Sharks was credited with a goal against Vancouver — a shot goalie goal and the 9th goalie goal in NHL history in the expansion era.
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GOALIE GOAL IN NHL HISTORY
Canucks retire Naslund's No. 19
The Canucks raised Naslund's No. 19 to the rafters in a pregame ceremony before facing the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 4-5 home loss.
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JERSEY RETIRED
Canucks retire Sedin's No. 22
The Canucks raised Sedin's No. 22 to the rafters in a pregame ceremony before facing the Chicago Blackhawks in a 3-0 home win.
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JERSEY RETIRED
Why track Rogers Arena attendance?
If your stub says General Motors Place or GM Place, that is this same Vancouver building — not a different arena. Rogers Arena is the later printed name. Canucks nights belong on the Vancouver Canucks game tracker. Grizzlies nights printed General Motors Place also name this roof; log those on the Vancouver Grizzlies game tracker. Pacific Coliseum was a different barn.
A Canucks stub from 1998 and one from last spring can name two different buildings on paper and still be the same downtown Vancouver room. Ticket Timeline matches General Motors Place and GM Place tickets to the nights you actually sat through, and keeps Pacific Coliseum hockey on that earlier barn.
- Log Canucks home games you personally attended—not today's crowd count or a live scoreboard.
- Match tickets printed General Motors Place or GM Place to this same Vancouver arena.
- Keep Pacific Coliseum stubs on that earlier Canucks home—not mixed in as Rogers Arena.
- Place Grizzlies nights whose tickets say General Motors Place on the Grizzlies tracker; the catalog roof is still this one.
- Import old stubs, spreadsheets, or Gmail confirmations instead of retyping every date.
Rogers Arena at a glance
Key facts about the building—useful when dating a GM Place stub. Reconciled from Ticket Timeline's verified Canucks and Grizzlies team data.
- Canucks here since: October 9, 1995 in Ticket Timeline's data—first printed General Motors Place, later Rogers Arena
- Current tenant: Vancouver Canucks (NHL)
- Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Printed names (same building): General Motors Place, GM Place, and Rogers Arena all refer to this downtown Vancouver arena
- Former NBA tenant (same roof): Vancouver Grizzlies at General Motors Place from November 4, 1995 through April 18, 2001 in Ticket Timeline's data
Teams and leagues at Rogers Arena
Follow the teams and league context connected to this building.
Tenant teams
League hubs
What You Can Track at Rogers Arena
Once a Canucks game is in your timeline, Ticket Timeline surfaces the attendance story from your seats—not a league-wide feed.
Games You Attended Here
Log every Canucks game you were physically at in this building—matchups, dates, and scores tied to nights you actually had a ticket.
Players You've Seen Here
Ticket Timeline matches each attended game to real rosters, so the athletes you watched at Rogers Arena become part of your personal record.
Milestones Witnessed Here
Surface career highs, records, and rare moments from games you attended here—not league-wide highlights you only saw on TV.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I track every Canucks game I attended at Rogers Arena?
Yes. Ticket Timeline helps you log Vancouver Canucks games you attended at this building, including nights whose tickets still say General Motors Place or GM Place, and match each one to real NHL context from your seats.
Can Ticket Timeline match tickets that say General Motors Place or GM Place?
Yes. General Motors Place and GM Place refer to Rogers Arena—the same downtown Vancouver building under the name it opened with. The venue context still maps here.
Is a Pacific Coliseum ticket the same as a Rogers Arena ticket?
No. Pacific Coliseum was a different Vancouver barn. The Canucks' last Pacific Coliseum stretch in Ticket Timeline's data ends May 14, 1995. Nights at this building start October 9, 1995.
Did the Grizzlies play in this building?
Yes. Ticket Timeline's Grizzlies data places them at General Motors Place from November 4, 1995 through April 18, 2001. Log those nights on the Vancouver Grizzlies game tracker; this page is the catalog roof those tickets name.
Is this the same as Rogers Centre or Rogers Place?
No. Rogers Arena is the Canucks' Vancouver home. Rogers Centre is the Blue Jays' Toronto ballpark. Rogers Place is the Oilers' Edmonton arena. Three buildings, three cities.
Does Ticket Timeline sell tickets?
No. Ticket Timeline does not sell tickets. It is a stat tracker for games you've already attended, built to help you explore the players, moments, and milestones you witnessed at Rogers Arena.
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