December
Season's Greetings!!
Season's Greetings from the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame!!
Did you know that the original Victoria Arena, located at Cadboro Bay Rd. and Epworth St. was built at a cost of $110,000. There was great excitement in Victoria at the official opening on Christmas Day, 1911. It was a glorious afternoon and 600 skaters skated to a live band on the first artificial ice rink in Canada.
A week later on Jan 2 1912, the Victoria Senators played the New Westminster Royals in the first pro hockey game played in an artificial ice arena.
Here is a view of the Patrick Arena:
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