Centre sportif Léonard-Grondin

Granby, QC · Public skating times & prices

Opened as Granby's Palais des sports in 1967, renamed for Léonard Grondin in 1993, three rinks since 2011

Public skating at Centre sportif Léonard-Grondin: the next 7 days

Sunday, October 11

  • · Family Public Skate · free

Monday, October 12

  • · Family Public Skate · free

Tuesday, October 13

  • · Family Public Skate · free

Wednesday, October 14

  • · Family Public Skate · free
Address
601 rue Léon-Harmel, Granby, QC J2G 3G6
Phone
450 776-8350
Website
granbymultisports.ca
The main entrance under a grey panelled block lettered Centre sportif Léonard-Grondin and Granby, with the long low wing of the arena behind it. — Centre sportif Léonard-Grondin
The main entrance under a grey panelled block lettered Centre sportif Léonard-Grondin and Granby, with the long low wing of the arena behind it. Photo: SamuelFreli · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0
An empty sheet seen from the corner glass, with red seats along both sides and a Centre sportif Léonard-Grondin Granby sign above the far stands. — Centre sportif Léonard-Grondin
An empty sheet seen from the corner glass, with red seats along both sides and a Centre sportif Léonard-Grondin Granby sign above the far stands. Photo: Granby Multi-Sports · Source

Granby's Palais des sports, rebuilt with three rinks in 2011

The Centre sportif Léonard-Grondin was built in 1967 on rue Léon-Harmel and was first known as the Palais des sports, a building that staged shows and other sports as well as hockey. In 1981 the Éperviers de Sorel moved in for good and became the Granby Bisons of the QMJHL, a team that counted Patrick Roy on its roster from 1982 to 1985. The arena was also home to the QMJHL's Granby Prédateurs.

In 1993 the arena took the name of Léonard Grondin, a regional businessman and one of the pioneers of amateur hockey in Granby, who had owned the Grondin Sports et Camping shop since the 1950s. A renovation of the 40-year-old building added a third rink to give residents more ice time, and the expanded centre was officially renamed Centre sportif Léonard-Grondin on February 7, 2011.

Rink A measures 175 by 75 feet, while Rinks B and C are 200 by 85 feet, and Rink B is ringed by 1,996 seats. Granby Multi-Sports, which has its offices in the building, runs drop-in skating on all three sheets. The centre also hosts leagues, tournaments and teams, among them today's Bisons de Granby and the Cégep de Granby's Indigo.

Before you head out.

Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.

Admission

Public skating is free for everyone, with no reservation and no leisure card needed.

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Skates & rentals

Skates, helmets and skating aids rent for CA$5.25 per item at the PRO SHOP kiosk, for anyone three and older.

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Booking & check-in

Drop-in sessions are open to everyone with no registration or leisure card, and paid sessions take cash, credit or debit.

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Skating with children

Children under 8 must wear a helmet and be accompanied by an adult, as must young skaters using skating aids; helmets are recommended for everyone.

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A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.