Calgary Dinos
Athletic teams that represent the University of Calgary in Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Calgary Dinos are the athletic teams that represent the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. They were known as the "Dinosaurs" but usually referred to as the "Dinos" until 1999, when the name was officially shortened. Some of its venues are the Jack Simpson Gymnasium (basketball m/w, volleyball m/w, track and field m/w), McMahon Stadium (football, soccer m/w), Hawkings Field (field hockey), University of Calgary Aquatic Centre (swimming, often shortened to Aquatic Centre) and a 200m Running Track (cross-country and track & field practices).
Calgary Dinos | |
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University | University of Calgary |
Association | U Sports |
Conference | Canada West |
Athletic director | Ben Matchett[1] |
Location | Calgary, Alberta |
Varsity teams | 19 |
Football stadium | McMahon Stadium |
Arena | Father David Bauer Olympic Arena (1,750)[2] |
Gym | Jack Simpson Gymnasium (3,454) |
Mascot | Rex |
Nickname | Dinos |
Colors | Red and gold[3] |
Website | www |
The men and women hockey teams play at Father David Bauer Olympic Arena. Historically in the rare case of scheduling conflicts, both men's and women's hockey have used the Max Bell Centre for games.