Blue Cross Park

Blue Cross Park is a stadium in Winnipeg, Canada that opened in 1999. Its recorded capacity is 7,461.

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Blue Cross Park
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Key facts

Blue Cross Park is a stadium in Winnipeg, Canada that opened in 1999. Its recorded capacity is 7,461. It is owned by Riverside Park Management and Sam Katz. It is operated by Winnipeg Goldeyes Baseball Club Inc. and Winnipeg Goldeyes. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 4 names in total, including CanWest Global Park, Canwest Park, Shaw Park. Current tenants are Winnipeg Goldeyes 1999–2019, 2021–present, Winnipeg Wesmen 2012–2017, Winnipeg Goldeyes.

Location
Winnipeg, Canada
Type
Stadium
Capacity
7,461
Opened
1999
Status
Active
Current owner
Riverside Park Management, Sam Katz
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
2
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Blue Cross Park
Blue Cross Park

Blue Cross Park is at latitude 49.893806, longitude -97.133306, in Winnipeg, Canada. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

Data table for this chart
Recorded location of Blue Cross Park
FieldValue
Latitude49.893806
Longitude-97.133306
CityWinnipeg
RegionWinnipeg
CountryCanada
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Blue Cross Park
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Blue Cross Park
199920132026CanWest Global Park (1999 to 2008)Canwest Park (2008 to 2011)Shaw Park (2011 to 2023)

Blue Cross Park has carried 3 recorded names. CanWest Global Park (no sponsor) ran 1999 to 2008. Canwest Park (no sponsor) ran 2008 to 2011. Shaw Park (no sponsor) ran 2011 to 2023. The average tenure of a name here is 8 years.

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Every recorded name of Blue Cross Park, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
CanWest Global ParkNone1999 to 2008Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Canwest ParkNone2008 to 2011Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Shaw ParkNone2011 to 2023Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Blue Cross Park, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerSam Katz1998 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerRiverside Park ManagementPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorWinnipeg Goldeyes1998 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorWinnipeg Goldeyes Baseball Club Inc.PresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Blue Cross Park and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Winnipeg Goldeyes 1999–2019, 2021–presentNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Winnipeg Wesmen 2012–2017Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Winnipeg GoldeyesNot mapped1998 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

15 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Blue Cross Park
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
5 November 2026venue_features(created)not set42382026-11
5 November 2026venue_names(created)not setShaw Park2026-11
5 November 2026venue_names(created)not setCanwest Park2026-11
5 November 2026venue_names(created)not setCanWest Global Park2026-11
5 November 2026venue_roles(created)not set612852026-11
5 November 2026venue_roles(created)not set612842026-11
5 November 2026venue_roles(created)not set612832026-11
5 November 2026venue_roles(created)not set612822026-11
5 November 2026venuesopened_year199819992026-11
5 November 2026venuescapacity748174612026-11
5 November 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13720688182026-11
5 November 2026venueswikipedia_titleBlue_Cross_ParkBlue Cross Park2026-11
22 October 2026venue_roles(created)not set570172026-10
22 October 2026venue_roles(created)not set570162026-10
22 October 2026venue_roles(created)not set570152026-10

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Blue Cross Park (revision 1372068818). Wikidata item: Q7491189.