Elgin Barrow Arena (Richmond Hill)

Richmond Hill, ON · Public skating times & prices

Richmond Hill's Church Street arena, built in 1923 and given artificial ice by a 1950s residents' campaign.

Public skating at Elgin Barrow Arena (Richmond Hill): the next 7 days

Saturday, October 17

  • · Public Skate
Address
43 Church Street South, Richmond Hill, ON L4C 1W1
Phone
905-884-1368
Website
richmondhill.ca
The red-brick arena and its covered entrance from the parking lot on a grey day. — Elgin Barrow Arena (Richmond Hill)
The red-brick arena and its covered entrance from the parking lot on a grey day. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source
The full rink from the seats: clean ice, red and white boards and the stands along one side. — Elgin Barrow Arena (Richmond Hill)
The full rink from the seats: clean ice, red and white boards and the stands along one side. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Host of the 2010 Clarkson Cup

Richmond Hill's arena at Church Street and Lorne Avenue, today the Elgin Barrow Arena, was built in 1923 with natural ice, and its unreliable surface left many would-be skaters disappointed. In 1954 residents formed the not-for-profit Richmond Hill Arena Association to raise money for artificial ice. Elgin Barrow was among the members who led that campaign, and in February 1955 he and Walter Smith signed a 15-year lease on the arena.

A record crowd of 1,500 paid to attend the official opening of the new ice surface on March 19, 1955, with solo figure skating by local skaters Mary MacKay and Louis Stong. From 1968 the arena hosted an annual midget hockey tournament organized by Royal Canadian Legion Branch 375, which brought many future NHL players onto its ice.

The Richmond Hill Sports Hall of Fame occupies the arena's second floor. The building also hosted the 2010 Clarkson Cup, where the Minnesota Whitecaps beat the Brampton Thunder 4–0 in the championship game on March 28, 2010.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Public skating: adults CA$5.90, children CA$3.55, seniors CA$4.15, groups of up to five CA$14.35; 10-visit passes and season memberships are sold too. Shinny costs CA$8.70 a visit.

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Skates & rentals

No skate rental or sharpening at City of Richmond Hill arenas.

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Booking & check-in

Drop in: tickets are sold in person at the arena customer service desk, starting 30 minutes before the session, first come, first served.

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Skating with children

Children 9 and under must be accompanied in the facility by a parent or guardian (14 or older); skaters 5 and under must wear a CSA-approved hockey helmet.

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Accessibility

The arena is wheelchair accessible with an elevator, and sledges and wheelchairs are permitted on the ice during public skating.

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