Patrick Arena

The first professional hockey game played at the Patrick Arena was between the New Westminster Royals and the hometown Victoria Senators on January 2, 1912.

In 1923 they changed their name to the Victoria Cougars and when the PCHA disbanded in 1924 they moved to the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL).

The 1925 Stanley Cup Finals saw the Western Canada Hockey League champion Victoria Cougars defeat the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Montreal Canadiens 3 games to 1 in the best-of-five game series.

Their 18 scheduled home games were played on the road, divided between Vancouver (BC) and Seattle.

The arena was destroyed by a fire in the pre-dawn hours of November 11, 1929; it was believed to be deliberately set.

Patrick Arena in 1912 with an adjacent streetcar track.