Moose Jaw Civic Centre The Moose Jaw Civic Centre is a 3 , 146 - seat multi - purpose arena located in Moose Jaw , Saskatchewan , Canada , and is home to the Moose Jaw Warriors junior ice hockey team . Designed by Saskatchewan architect Joseph Pettick and Vancouver structural engineer J . L . Miller , the Civic Centre won the Massey Medal for architecture , a precursor to Canada ' s Governor General ' s Medals in Architecture . The innovative cable structure roof that gives the building its unique shape , was an ingenious and cost effective solution that allowed such a large building to be constructed on a modest budget , while maintaining an unobstucted view of the arena surface from all seats . At the time it was built it was the largest cable structure in Canada . It is sometimes called " The Crushed Can " because of its unusual shape . The building was officially opened as The Moose Jaw Community Centre on September 19 , 1959 , with a gala event hosted by Saskatchewan Premier Tommy Douglas , and featuring a performance by Louis Armstrong & His All - Stars . The impetus for the building was a fire that destroyed the old arena rink on Ross Street in the fall of 1955 . City Council then appointed a group of citizens to oversee plans for a new building . From the opening night program : " The project is the largest of its type undertaken in the City . Its history is one of courage , energy and enthusiasm undampened by adversity . " After initial tenders in the range of one million dollars , the length of the building was shortened , and the final cost was a mere $ 525 , 000 . 00 . The building opened on budget and debt free . Current replacement cost of the building would be in the tens of millions of dollars . Moose Jaw City Council is currently debating building a new arena . Under the proposed plans , renovation or demolition of the Civic Centre is a possibility . In a referendum in late 2006 , a strong majority of Moose Jaw voters supported a new Multiplex based on a report prepared for the City by Nustadia Recreation Inc . dated November 2005 ( Hockey and Curling ) built at a total cost of 36 million dollars with the city of Moose Jaw contributing 15 million dollars of its own , contingent on federal and provincial government funding , and private fundraising . Although plans to add a running track and soccer pitch have been added , results of referenda are binding on City Council for a period of three years . The plans on which the referendum were based do not include either a running track or soccer field . $ 5 million of the $ 15 million City contribution was to match dollar for dollar funds raised privately , to a $ 5 million maximum . The group that was responsible for raising the $ 5 million that the City was to match has ceased fundraising after reaching less than $ 60 , 000 . As of November 2007 no final decision had been reached as city council continued to debate what to do with escalating construction estimates , though a committee was set up by Council to make recommendations . The locations for building that were being considered are a downtown location , the Civic Centre site , and a Thatcher Drive East location near the Trans - Canada highway . Environmental assessments of the various sites were undertaken in 2008 . The Prospera Centre in Chilliwack , British Columbia , built in 2003 / 2004 is being considered as a model for the Moose Jaw Multiplex . The city plans to build the new hockey arena and curling rink downtown — and it will cost the city $ 34 . 5 million . A court case to try and stop the project going forward was thrown out in August 2008 and the city has hired a manager to start the construction process .