CanWest Global Park
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Shaw Park, formerly Canwest Park, is a baseball
stadium in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is home to the Winnipeg Goldeyes
of the American Association.
It is a modern stadium that opened May 24, 1999, and served as the baseball venue during the 1999 Pan American Games
. The facility has been expanded twice, and in 2010 had the largest seating capacity in the Northern League with 7,481 seats. It is located in Downtown Winnipeg
, within sight of Winnipeg's renowned Portage and Main
intersection and immediately adjacent to The Forks National Historic Site.
The facility was named after Canwest, which at the time was one of Canada
's largest media companies, but the field has sometimes gone by the nickname "The Fishbowl" ("Goldeye" being a species of freshwater fish native to Winnipeg's waterways). The facility was originally planned to be called "Mind Field", chosen from a stadium-naming contest with title sponsor Mind Computers. However, negative connotations due to the chosen stadium name sounding similar to minefield, as well as Mind Computers bailing out of their naming rights agreement before the stadium opened, led to the scrapping of those original plans. The name of the stadium was officially changed to Canwest Park on January 16, 2008, following the media company's corporate rebranding from CanWest Global to Canwest.
After Canwest's bankruptcy in 2010, the Goldeyes went into negotiations with Shaw Communications
, and renamed the stadium Shaw Park. The local Shaw TV
channel has been the team's local television broadcaster for several years.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
stadium in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is home to the Winnipeg Goldeyes
Winnipeg Goldeyes
The Winnipeg Goldeyes are a professional baseball team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in Canada. The Goldeyes play in the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. From 1994 to 2010, the team was a member of the Northern League.The...
of the American Association.
It is a modern stadium that opened May 24, 1999, and served as the baseball venue during the 1999 Pan American Games
1999 Pan American Games
The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23-August 8, 1999 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Approximately 5,000 athletes from 42 nations participated at the games. The 1999...
. The facility has been expanded twice, and in 2010 had the largest seating capacity in the Northern League with 7,481 seats. It is located in Downtown Winnipeg
Downtown Winnipeg
Downtown Winnipeg is centred around Portage Avenue and Main Street, and is bounded by the Assiniboine River on the south, Colony and Balmoral Streets on the west, Notre Dame Avenue, Princess Street, and Logan Avenue on the north, and the Red River on the east. It includes the Exchange District,...
, within sight of Winnipeg's renowned Portage and Main
Portage and Main
Portage and Main is an intersection in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the heart of downtown Winnipeg at the place where Portage Avenue and Main Street intersect. Together these two streets create the most iconic and famous street corner in Canada.Portage and Main is the hub of some...
intersection and immediately adjacent to The Forks National Historic Site.
The facility was named after Canwest, which at the time was one of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's largest media companies, but the field has sometimes gone by the nickname "The Fishbowl" ("Goldeye" being a species of freshwater fish native to Winnipeg's waterways). The facility was originally planned to be called "Mind Field", chosen from a stadium-naming contest with title sponsor Mind Computers. However, negative connotations due to the chosen stadium name sounding similar to minefield, as well as Mind Computers bailing out of their naming rights agreement before the stadium opened, led to the scrapping of those original plans. The name of the stadium was officially changed to Canwest Park on January 16, 2008, following the media company's corporate rebranding from CanWest Global to Canwest.
After Canwest's bankruptcy in 2010, the Goldeyes went into negotiations with Shaw Communications
Shaw Communications
Shaw Communications is Canada's largest telecommunications company that provides telephone, Canada's fastest Internet and television services as well as broadcasting and soon Wifi. Shaw is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta...
, and renamed the stadium Shaw Park. The local Shaw TV
Shaw TV Winnipeg
Shaw TV Winnipeg is a cable television community channel in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, operating on cable channel 9. The channel is part of Shaw Cable's Shaw TV network of community channels....
channel has been the team's local television broadcaster for several years.