FirstOntario Centre
E104467
FirstOntario Centre is a large multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, primarily used for sports events and concerts.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FirstOntario Centre canonical | 3 |
| John Labatt Centre | 1 |
| TD Waterhouse Centre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T856253 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FirstOntario Centre Context triple: [Hamilton, hasLandmark, FirstOntario Centre]
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A.
Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre
The Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre is a major multi-sport aquatic and athletic complex in Toronto, originally built for the 2015 Pan American Games and now serving as a leading high-performance and community sports facility.
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B.
Bell Centre
The Bell Centre is a major indoor sports and entertainment arena in downtown Montreal, best known as the home venue of the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens.
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C.
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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D.
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts is a major opera and ballet house in downtown Toronto, serving as the home of the Canadian Opera Company and the National Ballet of Canada.
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E.
Maple Leaf Gardens
Maple Leaf Gardens is a historic indoor arena in Toronto, Canada, best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and a major venue for professional sports and entertainment events.
- 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: FirstOntario Centre Target entity description: FirstOntario Centre is a large multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, primarily used for sports events and concerts.
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A.
Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre
The Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre is a major multi-sport aquatic and athletic complex in Toronto, originally built for the 2015 Pan American Games and now serving as a leading high-performance and community sports facility.
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B.
Bell Centre
The Bell Centre is a major indoor sports and entertainment arena in downtown Montreal, best known as the home venue of the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens.
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C.
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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D.
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts is a major opera and ballet house in downtown Toronto, serving as the home of the Canadian Opera Company and the National Ballet of Canada.
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E.
Maple Leaf Gardens
Maple Leaf Gardens is a historic indoor arena in Toronto, Canada, best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and a major venue for professional sports and entertainment events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert venue
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indoor arena ⓘ multi-purpose arena ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| architect | Stanley M. Takac Architects ⓘ |
| category |
Indoor arenas in Ontario
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Music venues in Ontario ⓘ Sports venues in Hamilton, Ontario ⓘ |
| city | Hamilton ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| formerName | Copps Coliseum ⓘ |
| formerTenant |
Hamilton Bulldogs
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surface form:
Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs ⓘ
surface form:
Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
Hamilton Dukes ⓘ Hamilton Skyhawks ⓘ Hamilton Steelhawks ⓘ Hamilton Thunderbirds ⓘ Toronto Rock ⓘ |
| hasParking | adjacent parking facilities ⓘ |
| hasScoreboard | center-hung scoreboard ⓘ |
| hasSurface |
ice
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multi-surface ⓘ |
| locatedIn | downtown Hamilton ⓘ |
| location | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada ⓘ |
| namedAfter | FirstOntario Credit Union ⓘ |
| nearbyFacility |
Art Gallery of Hamilton
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Hamilton Convention Centre ⓘ |
| opened | 1985-11-30 ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| operator | Hamilton Urban Precinct Entertainment Group (HUPEG) ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Hamilton ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
concerts
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entertainment events ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ indoor sports ⓘ |
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| publicTransitAccess | Hamilton Street Railway bus routes ⓘ |
| renovationPlanned | 2020s redevelopment project ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityConcerts | over 18,000 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityIceHockey | approximately 17,000 ⓘ |
| sponsor | FirstOntario Credit Union ⓘ |
| usedFor |
arena football
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basketball games ⓘ boxing events ⓘ figure skating ⓘ lacrosse games ⓘ mixed martial arts events ⓘ professional wrestling events ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: FirstOntario Centre Description of subject: FirstOntario Centre is a large multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, primarily used for sports events and concerts.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
John Labatt Centre
this entity surface form:
TD Waterhouse Centre