Sports
Corner Brook is home to the Corner Brook Royals of the West Coast Senior Hockey League. Winners of the 1986 National Title, The Allan Cup. The team plays their home games at the Pepsi Centre, formerly the Canada Games Centre. The arena was built in 1997; it was one of the main venues used when the city of Corner Brook - along with the towns of Deer Lake, Pasadena, and Stephenville - hosted the 1999 Canada Games.
Corner Brook is the only city with the distinction of twice hosting Raid the North Extreme, a televised 6-day multi-sport expedition race held in wilderness locations across Canada. In 2004, Raid the North Extreme served as the Adventure Racing World Championship.
Corner Brook was also the host of the 2011 Special Olympics Provincial Winter Games from February 18–20.
Corner Brook is also home to Marble Mountain, a downhill skiing resort, and Blow-Me-Down trails, a cross country ski area.
The city was a leg of the ITU World Cup Triathlon for seven years running.
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