Northlands Coliseum
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Northlands Coliseum was a multi-purpose indoor arena in Edmonton, Alberta, best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers during their 1980s Stanley Cup dynasty years.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Northlands Coliseum canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4224988 — 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: Northlands Coliseum Context triple: [Edmonton Oilers, formerHomeArena, Northlands Coliseum]
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A.
Reed Arena
Reed Arena is a multi-purpose indoor sports and entertainment venue on the Texas A&M University campus that hosts the Aggies’ basketball games and various large events.
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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.
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C.
Cominco Arena
Cominco Arena is a multi-purpose indoor ice hockey and events arena located in Trail, British Columbia.
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Blyth Memorial Arena
Blyth Memorial Arena was the primary ice hockey and figure skating venue built in Squaw Valley, California, for the 1960 Winter Olympics.
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E.
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.
- 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: Northlands Coliseum Target entity description: Northlands Coliseum was a multi-purpose indoor arena in Edmonton, Alberta, best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers during their 1980s Stanley Cup dynasty years.
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A.
Reed Arena
Reed Arena is a multi-purpose indoor sports and entertainment venue on the Texas A&M University campus that hosts the Aggies’ basketball games and various large events.
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B.
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.
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C.
Cominco Arena
Cominco Arena is a multi-purpose indoor ice hockey and events arena located in Trail, British Columbia.
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D.
Blyth Memorial Arena
Blyth Memorial Arena was the primary ice hockey and figure skating venue built in Squaw Valley, California, for the 1960 Winter Olympics.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former building
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indoor arena ⓘ multi-purpose arena ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| architect | KBM Architects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | modernist architecture ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 53.571°N 113.461°W ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| demolished | 2025 ⓘ |
| demolitionMethod | mechanical demolition ⓘ |
| formerName |
Edmonton Coliseum
NERFINISHED
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Northlands Coliseum NERFINISHED ⓘ Rexall Place NERFINISHED ⓘ Skyreach Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamFrom | Edmonton Oilers; 1974 ⓘ |
| homeTeamUntil | Edmonton Oilers; 2016 ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
1983 NHL All-Star Game
NERFINISHED
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1984 Canada Cup games ⓘ 1984 Stanley Cup Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ 1985 Stanley Cup Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ 1987 Stanley Cup Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ 1988 Stanley Cup Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ 1989 NHL All-Star Game NERFINISHED ⓘ 1990 Stanley Cup Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leagueOfPrimaryTenant | National Hockey League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leagueOfTenant |
Western Hockey League
NERFINISHED
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World Hockey Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alberta
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Edmonton NERFINISHED ⓘ Northlands, Edmonton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Northlands (agricultural society) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | hosting Edmonton Oilers 1980s Stanley Cup dynasty ⓘ |
| opened | 1974-11-10 ⓘ |
| operator | Northlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Northlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTenant |
Edmonton Oil Kings
NERFINISHED
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Edmonton Oilers NERFINISHED ⓘ Edmonton Oilers (WHA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicTransitAccess | Coliseum LRT Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Rogers Place NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofType | domed roof ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 16739 ⓘ |
| surface | ice ⓘ |
| usedFor |
basketball
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concerts ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ lacrosse ⓘ professional wrestling ⓘ rodeo events ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Northlands Coliseum Description of subject: Northlands Coliseum was a multi-purpose indoor arena in Edmonton, Alberta, best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers during their 1980s Stanley Cup dynasty years.
Referenced by (2)
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