 the mts centre is an indoor sports arena and entertainment venue located at 300 portage avenue in downtown winnipeg, manitoba, canada. the arena is the home of the winnipeg jets of the national hockey league and previously served as the home of the american hockey league's manitoba moose (now the st. john's icecaps) from 2004 to 2011. the mts centre stands on the former eaton's site and is owned and operated by true north sports & entertainment. the 440,000 square feet (41,000&nbsp;m2) building was constructed at a cost of $133.5 million cad. it opened on november 16, 2004, replacing the since-demolished winnipeg arena. it has a capacity of 15,004 for hockey and 16,345 for concerts. originally known as the true north centre during its planning and construction stages, its naming rights are owned by manitoba telecom services. ==history== ===development=== with the bankruptcy of the iconic eaton's retailer, the famed store that was originally constructed 1899 in winnipeg w
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