Paramount Fine Foods Centre is a multipurpose sports venue in Mississauga, in the Canadian state of Ontario. The centre hosts basketball, ice hockey, and rowing events, alongside other sport and live entertainment.
๐ History
The centre was opened in October 1998 and was known as the Hershey Centre until 2018, when a new agreement was reached with local restaurant chain Paramount Fine Foods.
Since its opening, the centre has been used for the home games of Ontario Hockey League ice hockey teams, including the Mississauga IceDogs from 1998 to 2007 and the Mississauga Steelheads since 2012. Between 2011 and 2015, the Mississauga Power basketball team also hosted its home games at the centre.
The venue has also hosted the World Rowing Indoor Championships, the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, the 2015 Pan American Games, and wheelchair rugby.
๐๏ธ Tickets & Seating Charts
Paramount Fine Foods Centre has varying capacity depending on the seating configuration required by different events. Basketball games can host 5,400 spectators, while ice hockey can stretch to 5,612 and concerts can see 7,000 fans in the building.