John Labatt Centre
The John Labatt Centre is an arena in London, Ontario, the largest arena in southwestern Ontario.The John Labatt Centre, usually referred to as the "JLC," opened on October 11, 2002. It was built partially as a replica of the Talbot Inn, one of the originaly 19th century buildings in London that was formerly located on the site. The JLC was built to be the new home of London's Ontario Hockey League team, the London Knights. The JLC has 55% more public restrooms than is required by law, a feat of which they are particularly proud.
It has 9000 seats for hockey games, and it can seat over 10 000 people for other events, including concerts and theatre productions. It has been the location for a number of high-profile concerts, including Cher, Tom Jones, Nickelback, Rod Stewart, and Shania Twain.
It is named after John Labatt, founder of the Labatt brewery, which is also located in London.