Ab McDonald Arena

Winnipeg, MB · Public skating times & prices

Winnipeg's St. James Civic Centre arena, renamed for hockey legend Ab McDonald on December 9, 2022

Public skating at Ab McDonald Arena: the next 7 days

Saturday, October 17

  • · Public Skate · free
Address
2055 Ness Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3J 3X7
Website
winnipeg.ca
Front entrance of the St. James Civic Centre Complex at 2055 Ness Ave., home of Ab McDonald Arena, with its name over the glass doors. — Ab McDonald Arena
Front entrance of the St. James Civic Centre Complex at 2055 Ness Ave., home of Ab McDonald Arena, with its name over the glass doors. Photo: City of Winnipeg · Source
Empty indoor ice sheet seen through the players' bench glass, with overhead steel roof trusses, a scoreboard, and blue bleacher seating along the far side. — Ab McDonald Arena
Empty indoor ice sheet seen through the players' bench glass, with overhead steel roof trusses, a scoreboard, and blue bleacher seating along the far side. Photo: City of Winnipeg · Source

The St. James Civic Centre arena, renamed for Ab McDonald in 2022

Ab McDonald Arena is the City of Winnipeg's St. James Civic Centre arena under a new name. On Friday, December 9, 2022, the city renamed the rink for Ab McDonald, the Winnipeg hockey legend whom Mayor Scott Gillingham called one of the true legends of hockey in Winnipeg. McDonald is remembered as one of Manitoba's great ambassadors for the sport.

The renaming came with displays. That day the city and True North Sports + Entertainment unveiled several exhibits inside the civic centre honouring McDonald's life and career, and two murals donated by True North now hang inside the arena itself.

The building is a single 85-by-200-foot sheet with a capacity of 968 and five change rooms, and it shares its site with the St. James Civic Centre Pool. The city runs its skating lessons here.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Public skating here is free.

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Skating with children

Piggyback skating, including parents carrying children, is not allowed.

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Parking & arrival

Parking is limited.

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Accessibility

The arena is wheelchair accessible.

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