The Ottawa-Hull Canadiens hosted the 1958 Memorial Cup between the Hull Arena and the Ottawa Auditorium across the river.

The Gatineau Olympiques won the 1997 Memorial Cup on home ice, defeating the Lethbridge Hurricanes.

[1] Renovations were made to the arena in 2003 and 2004 that slightly reduced the number of seats due to safety reasons.

On February 22, 2017, city council approved a new 4,000 seat arena and recreation complex with three community rinks.

[4] The new arena, Slush Puppie Centre,[5] located east of downtown, was opened in August 2021.