The vision of Rogers Place was born when Daryl Katz purchased the Edmonton Oilers in 2008. Daryl stated a desire to not only find the Oilers a new home in downtown Edmonton but to transform the city he grew up in. Through his partnership with the City of Edmonton, Rogers Place was built and Daryl’s vision became a reality through his investment and development of ICE District —the largest mixed-use sports and entertainment district in Canada.

Construction started in March 2014, and the building officially opened on September 8, 2016. The arena was built by PCL Construction and replaced the Northlands Coliseum.

The nearest airport to Rogers Place is Edmonton International Airport (YEG). Red Arrow operates a bus from Edmonton Airport to Edmonton Downtown on demand. Air Canada offers direct flights from London to Edmonton International Airport (YEG).

If you’re already in Canada or the US and looking to travel to/from Edmonton, then you have a much wider choice of airline options. Most domestic airlines including Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, American Eagle, Frontier Airlines, Jet Blue, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airways and WestJet offer flights to Edmonton International Airport (YEG).

The arena is easily accessible by bus, with over 40 bus routes within walking distance of the arena during weekday service. On evenings and weekends, routes 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 15, 57, 100 and 151 are within walking distance of the arena. You can also take the LRT (Light Rail Transit) to get to Rogers Place. The closest stop is MacEwan Station on the Metro Line. Other nearby stops include Bay/Enterprise Square, Churchill, Central and Corona on the Capital Line.

You could also make use of apps such as Moovit to get directions to the arena using public transportation.

Downtown Edmonton is a popular area to stay when visiting Rogers Place. It is home to many hotels and is close to other tourist attractions like the Neon Sign Museum, the Art Gallery of Alberta, the Winspear Centre and the Grand Villa Casino.

Beyond the Airbnb and Sonder options there are many hotels nearby to suit all budgets, which can be booked directly or via one of the hotel reservation booking sites. Some hotels in Downtown Edmonton include JW Marriott Edmonton ICE District, Matrix Hotel, The Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, The Westin Edmonton and Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel by APA.

The Edmonton Oilers sell their tickets via Ticketmaster.

The official ticket partner for the NHL is Ticketmaster.

Here are links to the main ticket resale sites. Click on the link, which will open up a new window, and you can compare the prices on the different ticket resell sites, bearing in mind that the prices shown are before the selling platform fees are added, so take time to have a read of my tips to Buying Tickets in North America.

• SeatGeek
• SportsEvents365 (Click on the Search Button)
• StubHub International
• StubHub US
• Ticketmaster US
• TicketNetwork
• Viagogo
• Vivid Seats

I recommend downloading the team’s Mobile App to your phone as it contains much Gameday information for the stadium.