Aréna Denis-Paul

Louiseville, QC · Public skating times & prices

From a 1938 columnist's plea to the 1975 opening and the 50th-anniversary naming of Aréna Denis-Paul

Public skating at Aréna Denis-Paul: the next 7 days

Tuesday, October 13

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

Wednesday, October 14

  • · Public Skate · free

Thursday, October 15

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

Friday, October 16

  • · Public Skate · free

Saturday, October 17

  • · Public Skate · free

Admission and skate rental

Admission
CA$7 · Official source
Address
360 avenue du Parc, Louiseville, QC J5V 2R1
Website
louiseville.ca
Youngsters practising at the far end of the ice in the Aréna Denis-Paul, seen from the stands, with the banners and sponsor boards along the wall and the white ceiling above. — Aréna Denis-Paul
Youngsters practising at the far end of the ice in the Aréna Denis-Paul, seen from the stands, with the banners and sponsor boards along the wall and the white ceiling above. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

A town arena that waited 36 years for its ice

Louiseville first heard the call for an arena in 1938, when a local columnist wrote that having one was a must. In 1949 the papers reported plans for a fireproof hall for 4,000 people with artificial ice, and in 1968, at the Optimist Club's request, the town and the neighbouring parish created a study commission. One early idea set the arena on rue St-Louis, in front of the O.T.J. grounds.

The building finally rose in 1974. Its architect, Marcel Lord of Trois-Rivières, first put the cost above 350,000, then at 581,000, and the final bill passed 1,100,000. It opened unofficially on 21 December 1974, with Louiseville minor hockey and the Optimist figure-skating club as its first tenants, and was inaugurated on 22 March 1975 before about 250 guests, the mayor noting that more than 70,000 people had already gone through the turnstiles.

The town marked the arena's 50th anniversary with a QMJHL pre-season game between the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada and the Shawinigan Cataractes on 14 September 2024, and used the occasion to rename it Aréna Denis-Paul.

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; adult drop-in hockey and the 50-and-over drop-in hockey cost CA$7 a session.

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Booking & check-in

There is no booking, but a session can be cancelled when a special event takes place in the arena.

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Skating with children

Free family drop-in hockey requires a helmet with a full visor or cage and a neck guard.

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