Copps Coliseum
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Copps Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Hamilton, Ontario, known for hosting ice hockey, concerts, and major entertainment events.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Copps Coliseum canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4709250 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Copps Coliseum Context triple: [FirstOntario Centre, formerName, Copps Coliseum]
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A.
Max Bell Arena
Max Bell Arena is an indoor ice hockey and skating facility in Calgary, Alberta, best known for hosting ice hockey events during the 1988 Winter Olympics.
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B.
Scotiabank Arena
Scotiabank Arena is a major multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue in downtown Toronto, serving as the home arena for the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and the NBA’s Toronto Raptors.
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C.
University of Toronto Varsity Arena
University of Toronto Varsity Arena is an indoor sports and ice hockey venue on the University of Toronto campus, historically used for varsity athletics and major sporting events.
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D.
Halton Arena
Halton Arena is a multi-purpose indoor sports and events venue that serves as the primary home court for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s athletic teams and major campus gatherings.
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E.
Joe Retton Arena
Joe Retton Arena is an indoor sports venue in Fairmont, West Virginia, best known as the primary basketball facility for Fairmont State University.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Copps Coliseum Target entity description: Copps Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Hamilton, Ontario, known for hosting ice hockey, concerts, and major entertainment events.
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A.
Max Bell Arena
Max Bell Arena is an indoor ice hockey and skating facility in Calgary, Alberta, best known for hosting ice hockey events during the 1988 Winter Olympics.
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B.
Scotiabank Arena
Scotiabank Arena is a major multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue in downtown Toronto, serving as the home arena for the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and the NBA’s Toronto Raptors.
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C.
University of Toronto Varsity Arena
University of Toronto Varsity Arena is an indoor sports and ice hockey venue on the University of Toronto campus, historically used for varsity athletics and major sporting events.
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D.
Halton Arena
Halton Arena is a multi-purpose indoor sports and events venue that serves as the primary home court for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s athletic teams and major campus gatherings.
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E.
Joe Retton Arena
Joe Retton Arena is an indoor sports venue in Fairmont, West Virginia, best known as the primary basketball facility for Fairmont State University.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indoor arena
ⓘ
multi-purpose arena ⓘ |
| architect |
Garwood-Jones & Hanham Architects
ⓘ
WZMH Architects ⓘ |
| category |
Indoor arenas in Ontario
ⓘ
Music venues in Ontario ⓘ Sports venues in Hamilton, Ontario ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| formerName | Hamilton Place Arena ⓘ |
| hasHostedEvent |
Canada Cup hockey tournament
ⓘ
linked to:
World Cup of Hockey
Memorial Cup games ⓘ NHL exhibition games ⓘ UFC events ⓘ WWE events ⓘ World Cup of Hockey games ⓘ
linked to:
World Cup of Hockey
basketball games ⓘ figure skating events ⓘ junior ice hockey championships ⓘ lacrosse games ⓘ major music concerts ⓘ mixed martial arts events ⓘ professional wrestling events ⓘ |
| hasRenovation | 2010s ⓘ |
| hasSurface |
ice
ⓘ
multi-surface ⓘ |
| hasTenants |
Hamilton Bulldogs
ⓘ
Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) ⓘ
linked to:
Hamilton Bulldogs
Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL) ⓘ
linked to:
Hamilton Bulldogs
|
| locatedIn |
Hamilton, Ontario
ⓘ
linked to:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Ontario ⓘ downtown Hamilton ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Victor K. Copps
ⓘ
Victor Kennedy Copps ⓘ
linked to:
Victor K. Copps
|
| namedAfterOccupation | mayor of Hamilton ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
FirstOntario Concert Hall
ⓘ
linked to:
FirstOntario Centre
Hamilton City Hall ⓘ Lloyd D. Jackson Square ⓘ |
| opened | 1985 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1985-11-30 ⓘ |
| operator | City of Hamilton ⓘ |
| owner | City of Hamilton ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hamilton entertainment precinct
ⓘ
linked to:
SkyCity Hamilton
|
| primaryUse |
concerts
ⓘ
entertainment events ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ |
| publicTransitAccess | Hamilton Street Railway ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityConcerts | 19000 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityIceHockey | 17000 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Copps Coliseum Description of subject: Copps Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Hamilton, Ontario, known for hosting ice hockey, concerts, and major entertainment events.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.