Aréna Étienne-Desmarteau

Montréal, QC · Public skating times & prices

Named for a 1904 Olympian, host of 1976 Olympic basketball preliminaries, now two rinks seating 2,200 and 600

Public skating at Aréna Étienne-Desmarteau: the next 7 days

Sunday, October 11

  • · Public Skate · free

Wednesday, October 14

  • · Public Skate · free
  • · Public Skate · free

Thursday, October 15

  • · Public Skate · free
  • · Public Skate · free

Friday, October 16

  • · Public Skate
  • · Public Skate

Saturday, October 17

  • · Public Skate
Address
3430 Rue de Bellechasse, Montréal, QC H1X 3M9
Phone
514-872-6578
Website
montreal.ca
Street-level view of the concrete arena building's front entrance, with the street address 3430 visible above the doors and Quebec and Canadian flags on poles beside the facade — Aréna Étienne-Desmarteau
Street-level view of the concrete arena building's front entrance, with the street address 3430 visible above the doors and Quebec and Canadian flags on poles beside the facade Photo: Genevieve2 · Source · CC0
A game across a wide sheet seen over the glass, players spread near the far boards with coloured banners hung along the wall beyond. — Aréna Étienne-Desmarteau
A game across a wide sheet seen over the glass, players spread near the far boards with coloured banners hung along the wall beyond. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

A 1976 Olympic venue turned hockey arena

Aréna Étienne-Desmarteau takes its name from Étienne Desmarteau, a Canadian athlete at the 1904 Summer Olympics. The building's own Olympic moment came in 1976, when it hosted the basketball preliminaries of the Montréal Summer Games. Since the Olympics it has been used mostly as an ice hockey venue, while its gyms host indoor soccer, basketball and rhythmic gymnastics.

There are two sheets. The first rink seats 2,200 and is named after Caroline Ouellette; the second, smaller rink, the Jean Trottier rink, seats 600. Alongside them are two Olympic gymnasiums, changing rooms and a weights room. The Montreal Mission of the National Ringette League call the arena home, and the upstairs gym houses Club Rythmik Québec, a rhythmic gymnastics club that trains athletes up to international level.

Earlier tenants included the Montreal Juniors hockey team and Les Canadiennes of the Canadian Women's Hockey League. Today the city runs it as a facility for a variety of ice sports, and numerous amateur tournaments come through every year.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

The arena offers free open skating, open figure skating and public hockey periods.

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Skates & rentals

The arena's pro shop sharpens skates for a fee, cash only, and learning walkers are available.

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Booking & check-in

Open skating needs no reservation and has a 100-person on-ice capacity; hockey and figure sessions can be reserved by phone beginning the day before.

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Skating with children

Family public hockey is for ages 6–12 with an accompanying adult and allows no more than three children per adult.

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Parking & arrival

Parking is possible at the Collège Rosemont: Monday to Friday until 5 p.m., take your ticket inside the arena before going to park.

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Accessibility

The arena lists a level entrance, elevator, drop-off zone, entrance push button and accessible-washroom push button.

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