Herbert H. Carnegie Centennial Centre

Toronto, ON · Public skating times & prices

A 1966 North York arena renamed in 2001 for Herb Carnegie, the Toronto hockey pioneer kept out of the NHL

Public skating at Herbert H. Carnegie Centennial Centre: the next 7 days

Tuesday, October 13

  • · Leisure Skate (0+) · free

Sunday, October 18

  • · Leisure Skate (0+) · free
Address
580 Finch Ave W, Toronto, ON M2R 1N7
Phone
416-395-6067
Website
toronto.ca
The signed entrance of Herbert H. Carnegie Centennial Centre in winter. — Herbert H. Carnegie Centennial Centre
The signed entrance of Herbert H. Carnegie Centennial Centre in winter. Photo: Jfvoll / CC BY-SA 4.0
A wide flat view of the sheet from the end, players spread across the ice under a long steel-beam ceiling with banners along the far wall. — Herbert H. Carnegie Centennial Centre
A wide flat view of the sheet from the end, players spread across the ice under a long steel-beam ceiling with banners along the far wall. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Built in 1966 as the North York Centennial Arena

Herbert H. Carnegie Centennial Centre was built in 1966 as the North York Centennial Arena, and it occasionally hosted the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey League. The building has taken non-ice tenants too: in 1998 the Toronto Torpedoes of Major League Roller Hockey played their games at the arena.

The centre is a single indoor ice rink, and each summer it becomes an indoor dry pad for ball hockey and lacrosse. The ice is home to the North York Rangers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League, alongside the City of Toronto's drop-in skating and its skating, figure skating and hockey lessons.

The name changed on May 2, 2001, when the arena was renamed to honour Herb Carnegie. Born in Toronto, Carnegie was one of the first Black hockey players in the semi-pros, and racial barriers of the era kept him out of the National Hockey League; instead he played minor-league hockey in Ontario and in Quebec's senior leagues through the 1940s and 1950s. He founded the Future Aces Hockey School in 1955, was also a champion golfer and businessman, and died in March 2012.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

City of Toronto drop-in programs at indoor arenas and outdoor artificial-ice rinks are free.

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Skates & rentals

No skate rental here: the City rents skates only at Nathan Phillips Square, in the winter season.

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Booking & check-in

Facilities can be booked online through the city's registration system.

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Skating with children

Check the session’s age group before bringing children. During leisure skating, children six and under must wear a CSA-approved helmet that protects the back and sides of the head. Strollers are allowed during supervised sessions with staff guidance.

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Parking & arrival

The centre has free accessible parking spots.

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Accessibility

Toronto's current location inventory rates this facility “Partially Accessible.”

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