Memorial Arena

Kamloops, BC · Public skating times & prices

A concrete-and-steel war memorial arena in downtown Kamloops that was the first home of the Blazers

Public skating at Memorial Arena: the next 7 days

Tuesday, October 13

  • · Public Skate · CA$7.50
  • · Senior Only Skate · CA$7.50

Admission and skate rental

Admission
CA$2.50–CA$15 · Official source
Address
740 Victoria Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 2B6
Phone
(250) 828-3335
Website
kamloops.ca
The front of Memorial Arena on Victoria Street, with its brick entry pavilion and sign. — Memorial Arena
The front of Memorial Arena on Victoria Street, with its brick entry pavilion and sign. Photo: Jfvoll · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Memorial Arena ice and stands under the banners, seen from the end of the rink — Memorial Arena
Memorial Arena ice and stands under the banners, seen from the end of the rink Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Kamloops' first artificial ice, dedicated on Remembrance Day 1949

Memorial Arena was built in 1948-49 and dedicated on November 11, 1949, a community effort to commemorate soldiers lost in the Second World War and to build new recreation facilities. Paid for by funds raised by the Kamloops and District War Memorial Recreational Society, it was the first local artificial ice rink. It was designed as one part of a larger Memorial Centre with a swimming pool, curling rink and meeting rooms, but the arena was the only portion ever built.

It became the primary arena for the Western Canada Hockey League junior teams the Kamloops Chiefs (1973-1977), the Junior Oilers (1981-1984) and the Kamloops Blazers, established in 1984, until the Riverside Coliseum took over in 1992. Lower-level hockey teams still use the building.

On Victoria Street, a red-brick entry pavilion with ribbon windows faces the street, and a bronze dedicatory plaque sits between the two main entrances. Inside, massive exposed steel trusses carry a heavy timber plank roof over the ice, which seats about 2,700.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Public skate and Stick, Puck & Ring admission is CA$2.50 for preschool (3-6), CA$5.00 for children (7-13), CA$5.75 for youth (14-18) and seniors (60+), CA$7.50 for adults (19-59) and CA$15.00 for a family of up to four; children under two are free. Rates include taxes, and family registration is in person only. Adult drop-in hockey is CA$8.75.

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Skates & rentals

The City rents skates only at Valleyview Arena during public skate times, so bring your own skates to Memorial Arena.

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Booking & check-in

Stick, Puck & Ring places (30 per session) are booked online or by phone at 250-828-3500 only, opening at 6:15 am on weekdays and 6:00 am on weekends the day of the session, with no cash accepted.

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Skating with children

Family Stick, Puck & Ring is for children 12 and under, who play with their adult guardian.

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Parking & arrival

Parking at Memorial Arena is on the street.

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Accessibility

The City of Kamloops names only Brock, Sandman and Valleyview arenas as accessible for wheelchair users who want to take the ice during public skating; this arena is not on that list.

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