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Burnaby 8-Rinks, which has been a hub of hockey for decades in Metro Vancouver, has a new corporate partner and a new corporate name.

Scotiabank and Canlan Ice Sport, which operates Burnaby 8-Rinks, announced Friday that the facility has been renamed Scotia Barn.

In addition to the naming rights, Rink 2 will also be named Scotiabank Rink — and Scotiabank will have exclusive title sponsorship of both public skating and Winterfest programs, as well as Scotiabank community programming and events throughout the hockey season, such as Scotiabank Girls HockeyFest in March.

Built as four-rink complex in 1972, the complex was expanded to eight ice sheets during a major upgrade in 1995.

Along with hosting youth and adult recreation hockey, figure skating and public skating, Burnaby 8-Rinks has also served as a practice facility of the Vancouver Canucks.

Scotiabank says new Scotia Barn signage will go up later this year and a community celebration will follow in early 2020.

A spokesperson for Canlan Ice Sport says the naming-rights agreement with Scotiabank is for 10 years, but they declined to reveal the financial details.

Burnaby 8-Rinks is not the first iconic sports facility in Metro Vancouver to receive the Scotiabank branding. In 2010, Nat Bailey Stadium, home of the Vancouver Canadians, was renamed Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium after the bank purchased naming rights at the now 68-year-old baseball park.