Terry Sawchuk Arena

Winnipeg, MB · Public skating times & prices

Built in 1961 as East Kildonan's garbage incinerator, converted to the Kimberley Arena in the early 1970s

Public skating at Terry Sawchuk Arena: the next 7 days

Saturday, October 17

  • · Public Skate · free

Admission and skate rental

Admission
free · Official source
Address
901 Kimberly Ave, Winnipeg, MB R2K 3V2
Phone
(877) 311-4974
Website
winnipeg.ca
Side and rear exterior of the white brick arena in fall, with a fire-escape stairway and "Terry Sawchuk Memorial Arena" signage on the wall. — Terry Sawchuk Arena
Side and rear exterior of the white brick arena in fall, with a fire-escape stairway and "Terry Sawchuk Memorial Arena" signage on the wall. Photo: City of Winnipeg · Source
Empty ice sheet under a wood-beamed peaked ceiling, with team banners and a Canadian flag on the far wall. — Terry Sawchuk Arena
Empty ice sheet under a wood-beamed peaked ceiling, with team banners and a Canadian flag on the far wall. Photo: City of Winnipeg · Source

A 1961 incinerator turned hockey arena

Terry Sawchuk Arena was built in 1961 as the City of East Kildonan's garbage incinerator, designed by Libling Michener and Associates. It could burn more than 100 tonnes of garbage a day, and its monopitched roof and sculptural windows and stairs won an Honourable Mention in the 1961 Massey Medals in Architecture.

In the early 1970s the building was modified and extended to become the Kimberley Arena, and for some years its former job earned it the nickname “Incinarena.” It was later renamed for Terry Sawchuk, the Winnipeg-born goalie who won the Stanley Cup with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1967.

The arena has one 85-by-200-foot sheet of ice and a capacity of 743, and the River East Royal Knights of the Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League play their home games here.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Free public skating at Terry Sawchuk Arena runs October 17 - December 12, 2026, Saturdays 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

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Skating with children

Public-skate rules prohibit parents from carrying children on the ice and strongly recommend a CSA-approved helmet and cage for every age.

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Accessibility

The arena change areas are wheelchair accessible.

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