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===Spectator sports===
===Spectator sports===
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Edmonton is home to a number of professional and amateur sport teams. The '''Edmonton Oilers''' of the National Hockey League are the most recognized team and have won five Stanley Cups.
They
play at
the
16,839
seat
Rexall
Place
which
was
built
in
1974 to house
the
team.
The
2015–16
season
is
the
Oilers'
last
at
Rexall
Place;
they
will
move
into the new Rogers
Place
at
the
north
edge
of
downtown
after
that
season
. Tickets are available, but games are routinely sold out, and tickets must usually be bought from a broker at higher prices. Minor league hockey is also part of the Edmonton sports scene: the major junior Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League
play in Rexall Place and will
also
move
to Rogers Place
when
it
opens
, while several junior 'A' and senior 'AAA' teams play in metro Edmonton. Tickets to these games are available at the door.
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Edmonton is home to a number of professional and amateur sport teams. The '''Edmonton Oilers''' of the National Hockey League are the most recognized team and have won five Stanley Cups.
As
of
the
next
NHL
season
of
2016–17,
they
will
play
at
the
18,641-seat
Rogers
Place,
located
at
the
north
edge
of
downtown.
This
arena
will
replace
Rexall
Place
,
which
had
been
home
to
the
team
since
1974
. Tickets are available, but games are routinely sold out, and tickets must usually be bought from a broker at higher prices. Minor league hockey is also part of the Edmonton sports scene: the major junior Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League
are
also
moving
to Rogers Place
from
Rexall
Place
, while several junior 'A' and senior 'AAA' teams play in metro Edmonton. Tickets to these games are available at the door.
Edmonton is also home to the '''Edmonton Eskimos''' of the Canadian Football League. The Eskimos have won 13 Grey Cups and play at the 60,000 seat Commonwealth Stadium. Good seats can be bought in advance, but few games are sold out and tickets can be purchased at the door. For basketball, the recently formed '''Edmonton Energy''' of the International Basketball League play at Grant MacEwan Gymnasium against smaller American cities and other Canadian cities. For soccer, '''FC Edmonton''' of the North American Soccer League play at Clarke Park. The '''Edmonton Rush''' of the National Lacrosse League also played at Rexall Place before moving to [[Saskatoon]] after the 2015 season. There is no professional baseball in Edmonton at this time.
Edmonton is also home to the '''Edmonton Eskimos''' of the Canadian Football League. The Eskimos have won 13 Grey Cups and play at the 60,000 seat Commonwealth Stadium. Good seats can be bought in advance, but few games are sold out and tickets can be purchased at the door. For basketball, the recently formed '''Edmonton Energy''' of the International Basketball League play at Grant MacEwan Gymnasium against smaller American cities and other Canadian cities. For soccer, '''FC Edmonton''' of the North American Soccer League play at Clarke Park. The '''Edmonton Rush''' of the National Lacrosse League also played at Rexall Place before moving to [[Saskatoon]] after the 2015 season. There is no professional baseball in Edmonton at this time.