The Duckworth Centre is an arena and gym on the University of Winnipeg campus in downtownWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Constructed in 1983 and officially opened on September 14, 1984, it hosts the University of Winnipeg Wesmen basketball and volleyball games and has a listed seated capacity of 1,780 and a maximum capacity of 2,450 for convocations and conventions.
The facility can expand to include three full-size basketball courts or one centre court with two sides of retractable bleachers. The Lea Marc Printing Corporate suite oversees the centre court and is used for housing sponsors and VIP seating.
Encircling the court is a 167-metre indoor running/walking track.
The facility also houses six racquetball/squash/handball courts, change rooms and saunas, as well as administrative offices and athletic therapy services.
In December 2018, a new Ring of Honour was commissioned and installed to recognize the important and most successful builders and athletes in Wesmen history.[1] The inaugural class consisted of longtime women's basketball head coach Tom Kendall; point guard Sandra Carroll; longtime women's volleyball coach Mike Burchuk and current Wesmen head coach, and former all-star player, Diane Scott.
The Duckworth Centre also houses the Bill Wedlake Fitness Centre, named after the former basketball coach and administrator.
In 2019, it played host to the NORCECA men's volleyball championship tournament.[2]
Referencesedit
^"Wesmen fired up to host first women's Classic". University of Winnipeg. 2018-12-17. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
duckworth, centre, arena, university, winnipeg, campus, downtown, winnipeg, manitoba, canada, constructed, 1983, officially, opened, september, 1984, hosts, university, winnipeg, wesmen, basketball, volleyball, games, listed, seated, capacity, maximum, capacit. The Duckworth Centre is an arena and gym on the University of Winnipeg campus in downtown Winnipeg Manitoba Canada Constructed in 1983 and officially opened on September 14 1984 it hosts the University of Winnipeg Wesmen basketball and volleyball games and has a listed seated capacity of 1 780 and a maximum capacity of 2 450 for convocations and conventions Duckworth CentreFormer namesUniversity of Winnipeg Athletic CentreAddress400 Spence StreetWinnipeg ManitobaR3B 2E9Coordinates49 53 32 5 N 97 09 16 W 49 892361 N 97 15444 W 49 892361 97 15444OwnerUniversity of WinnipegOperatorUniversity of WinnipegCapacity1 780OpenedSeptember 14 1984 39 years ago September 14 1984 TenantsWinnipeg WesmenThe facility can expand to include three full size basketball courts or one centre court with two sides of retractable bleachers The Lea Marc Printing Corporate suite oversees the centre court and is used for housing sponsors and VIP seating Encircling the court is a 167 metre indoor running walking track The facility also houses six racquetball squash handball courts change rooms and saunas as well as administrative offices and athletic therapy services In December 2018 a new Ring of Honour was commissioned and installed to recognize the important and most successful builders and athletes in Wesmen history 1 The inaugural class consisted of longtime women s basketball head coach Tom Kendall point guard Sandra Carroll longtime women s volleyball coach Mike Burchuk and current Wesmen head coach and former all star player Diane Scott The Duckworth Centre also houses the Bill Wedlake Fitness Centre named after the former basketball coach and administrator In 2019 it played host to the NORCECA men s volleyball championship tournament 2 References edit Wesmen fired up to host first women s Classic University of Winnipeg 2018 12 17 Retrieved 2019 02 12 volleyball events 2019 NORCECA Men s Championship Volleyball Manitoba Retrieved 2019 02 12 nbsp nbsp This article about a sports venue in Canada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Duckworth Centre amp oldid 1212435817, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
