Pat Stapleton Arena

Sarnia, ON · Public skating times & prices

Sarnia's 1948 arena, renamed in 2021 for NHL defenceman Pat Stapleton and home of the Sarnia Legionnaires.

Public skating at Pat Stapleton Arena: the next 7 days

Monday, October 12

  • · Parent-Tot Skate (under 5) · free
  • · Family Skate · free
  • · Adult Skate (18+) · free

Tuesday, October 13

  • · Parent-Tot Skate (under 5) · free
  • · Family Skate · free
  • · Adult Skate (18+) · free

Sunday, October 18

  • · Family Skate · free
  • · Public Skate · free
Address
134 Brock St S, Sarnia, ON
Website
sarnia.ca
The arena's buff-brick entrance under a red Pat Stapleton Arena sign, with Canadian and American flags flying beside it. — Pat Stapleton Arena
The arena's buff-brick entrance under a red Pat Stapleton Arena sign, with Canadian and American flags flying beside it. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source
The empty ice under the arched teal roof trusses, ringed by blue seats and protective netting. — Pat Stapleton Arena
The empty ice under the arched teal roof trusses, ringed by blue seats and protective netting. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Sarnia's 1948 arena, renamed for Pat Stapleton

The Sarnia Arena opened in 1948 and holds 2,302 for hockey. In 2021 it was renamed the Pat Stapleton Arena after the late Pat Stapleton, the Sarnia-born defenceman who played 15 seasons in the NHL and WHA, most notably for the Chicago Black Hawks, and who died in April 2020.

It is home to the Sarnia Legionnaires of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League, as well as minor hockey teams and minor hockey tournaments. The city's Junior B club has played here under several names: the Sarnia Bees from 1969 to 1995, then the Steeplejacks, and the Sarnia Blast from 2001, before the Legionnaires name returned in 2008. The Blast won the Sutherland Cup in 2002, bringing it back to Sarnia for the seventh time and the first time in 29 years.

The OHL's Sarnia Sting also played here from 1994 to 1998, while the city's larger Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre was under construction.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Open skating (fall 2026) is free.

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Skates & rentals

The City does not provide skates or skating aids.

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Booking & check-in

Drop-in; no more than 120 skaters are allowed on the ice.

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Skating with children

Children under 14 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian over 18; skating aids only at parent-tot sessions and no carrying children on the ice.

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Accessibility

Wheelchairs, other accessibility devices and strollers are allowed on the ice as long as a skater keeps control of them.

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