The Canadian Tire Centre was originally named the Palladium when it opened in 1996. It was then known as the Corel Centre from 1996 to 2006 and Scotiabank Place from 2006 to 2013. In 2013, Canadian Tire acquired the naming rights, and it has been known as the Canadian Tire Centre since then.

The Canadian Tire Centre was originally proposed in September 1989. The proposal included a hotel and 20,500-seat arena, on 100 acres surrounded by a 500-acre mini-city, named ‘West Terrace’. The arena’s architectural design and seating bowl were closely inspired by The Palace of Auburn Hills in Michigan.

The nearest airport to Canadian Tire Centre is Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) which is approximately 31 miles away. Direct flights are not available from London to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) but there are plenty of options available including a layover.

If you are already in Canada or the US and looking to travel to/from the arena. You will then you have the choice of most US domestic airlines including Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, American Eagle, Frontier Airlines, Jet Blue, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airways and WestJet.

OC Transpo Routes 404 and 405 are your connection to Canadian Tire Centre from across the region. They operate to all Senators hockey games and major concerts and events. You can look for bus stops with the Connexion 400 logo. You could also use free apps such as Moovit to get real-time information and directions to the venue using public transportation. Rideshare services such as Uber or Lyft are also available in the vicinity. Vehicles dropping off passengers may use Frank Finnigan Way located directly in front of Gate 1 at the Canadian Tire Centre.

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 reservation sites.

Canadian Tire Centre is in the western suburb of Kanata in Ottawa, Ontario. Kanata is a suburban district in Ottawa. It is located about 22 kilometres (14 miles) west of the city’s downtown core. There are several hotels near Canadian Tire Centre. Some options include Brookstreet Hotel, Fairfield Inn & Suites Ottawa Kanata, Homewood Suites by Hilton Ottawa Kanata, and Wingate by Wyndham Kanata West Ottawa.

The Ottawa Senators 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.