Avalon Peninsula Arenas
Bell Island Arena
S. W. Moores Memorial Stadium, Harbour Grace
Russell's Rink, Bay Robert's
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Russell's Rink, Bay Robert's
S. W. Moores Memorial Stadium, Harbour Grace
Russell's Rink, Bay Robert's
Isaac Russell built a 200-seat arena for the 1934-35 season. The Bay Robert's skating rInk was a wooden structure with a round roof and a natural ice surface 68' x 165'. It closed ca. 1940.
S. W. Moores Memorial Stadium, Harbour Grace
S. W. Moores Memorial Stadium, Harbour Grace
S. W. Moores Memorial Stadium, Harbour Grace
Opened as the Harbour Grace Recreational Centre on January 25, 1958. Artificial ice was produced with refrigeration was piped from the fish plant owned by the Moores family.
Jubilee Rink,Carbonear
Conception Bay Arena, Bay Roberts
S. W. Moores Memorial Stadium, Harbour Grace
Opened in 1947. Renamed the Jubilee Rink ca. 1935 in honour of King George V.
Conception Bay Arena, Bay Roberts
Conception Bay Arena, Bay Roberts
Conception Bay Arena, Bay Roberts
The original design had an enclosed arena but was only built as an outdoor rink with artificial ice in 1955. The Boston Bruins played an exhibition game in the outdoor arena in April 1956.
Burin to Bonavista Peninsula Arenas
Clarenvile Stadium
Opened in November 1959. The arena was opened earlier but issues with refrigeration plant delayed artificial ice.
Central Newfoundland Arenas
Grand Falls Rink
Gander Gardens (Hangar 12)
Grand Falls Rink
The natural ice rink was opened in 1912 and used until the early 1940s. The building was dismantled in 1946/47 before the new Grand Falls Stadium was built.
Buchans Rink
Gander Gardens (Hangar 12)
Grand Falls Rink
Buchans' first rink was a converted ore shed that opened in 1929. The natural ice surface was 58' x 185'. The rink closed about 1960.
Gander Gardens (Hangar 12)
Gander Gardens (Hangar 12)
Gander Gardens (Foss Ave. Drill Hall)
A rink was built in WW2 USAF Hangar #12
that had been converted by the RCAF. The natural ice surface was 90' x 206', the largest in Newfoundland. The Lush brothers operated this rink in 1946-47 followed by Father McCarthy for the next two seasons from 1947-49. For the next two years the rink was operated by John Nolan and Frank Broderick. During its operation the rink was the largest ice surface in Newfoundland. The last game played at Hangar 12 was on March 21, 1955 between the Airport Club and The Legion of the Gander Senior League.
Gander Gardens (Foss Ave. Drill Hall)
Gander Gardens (Foss Ave. Drill Hall)
Gander Gardens (Foss Ave. Drill Hall)
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Gander Gardens (now Cohen's)
Gander Gardens (Foss Ave. Drill Hall)
Gander Gardens (now Cohen's)
Opened in February 1963.
Western & northern Newfoundland Arenas
Corner Brook Rink
Humber gardens, Corner Brook
Humber gardens, Corner Brook
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Humber gardens, Corner Brook
Humber gardens, Corner Brook
Humber gardens, Corner Brook
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Olympia, St. Anthony
Humber gardens, Corner Brook
Olympia, St. Anthony
Official opening on December 10, 1966 by with an exhibition game between St. Anthony All-Stars and a Lewisporte team. Cost was approximately $260K. First stadium manager was George Hann.
Stephenville Gardens
Bruce Arena, Channel-Port aux Basques
Olympia, St. Anthony
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Bruce Arena, Channel-Port aux Basques
Bruce Arena, Channel-Port aux Basques
Bruce Arena, Channel-Port aux Basques
Cost $370,000. Official Opening July 13, 1966. The first hockey was an exhibition game with Corner Brook Junior Pats vs. Glace Bay Miners in November 1966. The arena was Destroyed by fire September 24, 1995.
Kinsmen Arena, Corner Brook
Bruce Arena, Channel-Port aux Basques
Bruce Arena, Channel-Port aux Basques
Opened in March 1975. Now referred to as Kinsmen Arena I.
Labrador Arenas
CAF Arena, Goose Bay
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