in November 1984. 1985 – Daniel Lanois, a solo artist in his own right and producer for U2, opens up Grant Avenue Studios in Hamilton, Ontario. 1985 – Sheraton Hamilton, connected to Jackson Square, opened, boosting downtown's hotel space. 1985 – Copps Coliseum, sports and entertainment arena with a capacity of up to 19,000 (depending on event type and configuration) opens its doors for business. It is named after the former Hamilton mayor, Victor K. Copps. 1985, November – Hamilton Street Railway uses first Natural Gas Vehicle (N.G.V.) buses in North America. 1986 – World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Games in 1986 at Copps Coliseum which saw the Soviets capture gold against Team Canada with a top scoring line that consisted of Sergei Fedorov, Alexander Mogilny and Pavel Bure. 1986 – The popular downtown restaurant The Chicken Roost closed. 1987 – #99 Wayne Gretzky and #66 Mario Lemieux combine forces to capture the Canada Cup at Copps Coliseum as Team Canada defeat the Russians. Canada wins series 2 games to one. All three games end in 6-to-5 scores. 1987 – The first of two reflective glass buildings of the CIBC tower (Commerce Place I) opened at King and James opposite Gore Park. The other (Commerce Place II) opened in 1990. 1989 – The original name of the first bridge was the Burlington Bay Skyway. After it was twinned, the proposed names of "James N. Allan Skyway" (in honour of the Ontario minister who championed the 1958 bridge) and "James N. Allan Burlington Bay Skyway" were rejected. The official name since 1989 has been "Burlington Bay James N. Allan Skyway", while it is referred to by the public simply as the "Skyway Bridge". 1989 – The Robinson's store on James South between Main and King closed and was demolished shortly afterward. 1989 – The Unified Family Court opened in the old central library on Main Street. 1989 – The Tivoli Theatre on James North closed. 1989 – The Century Theatre on Mary Street closed. 1989 – Fire destroyed two 1840s buildings at the northeast corner of King and John. 1990–1999 1990 – April 1990 CKOC (radio station) moved to Hamilton's mountain and took up residence at 883 Upper Wentworth Street, near Lime Ridge Mall. This was the first time any local station had settled away from the lower city. 1990–1990 was the Year Hamilton came closest to landing an NHL franchise