It was originally built in 1948 out of the remnants of a nineteenth-century building that had housed the Royal Winter Fair.
The arena has 3,999 seats and around 300 standing room only spots.
The last hockey game played at the arena was March 24, 2000 and the building closed permanently in November 2001 with the opening of the Sleeman Centre.
Demolition of the arena commenced in December 2005.
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