Queen's Park Arena

Queen's Park Arena is a 3,500 seat multi-use arena located within Queen's Park in New Westminster, British Columbia.[1]

The arena was built in 1930 and opened on September 19. It once hosted the New Westminster Bruins of the Western Hockey League and New Westminster Royals and Royal City Outlaws of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League. It hosted the New Westminster Lacrosse teams for more than 75 years, and has a wooden floor for lacrosse known by its green colour. The arena has also been home to the New Westminster Salmonbellies of the Western Lacrosse Association.

In 1949, New Westminster Royals team director Doug Grimston insisted on the continuation of a smoking ban at the arena, and stated that he would take financial responsibility for lost attendance.[2]

The arena was used in the movie Miracle, as the location of tryouts for the United States men's national ice hockey team in advance of the 1980 Winter Olympics.

References
  1. Queen's Park Arena at the City of New Westminster website
  2. "Western Briefs". Baldur Gazette. Baldur, Manitoba. March 10, 1949. p. 2.


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