Earl Armstrong Arena

Earl Armstrong Arena
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Address2020 Ogilvie Road
Ottawa, Ontario
K1J 7N8
Coordinates45°26′15″N 75°36′05″W / 45.437619°N 75.601328°W / 45.437619; -75.601328
OwnerCity of Ottawa
OperatorCity of Ottawa
Capacity2300 + 1200 standing room
SurfaceMulti-surface
Construction
OpenedNovember 1971
Renovated1984, 2014
Expanded1988
Tenants
Gloucester Rangers
Gloucester Griffins
Gloucester Gators

The Earl Armstrong Arena is an indoor arena in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is used as an ice hockey arena in the winter to house the Ottawa Canadians Jr. team and in the summer uses its slab for lacrosse where the Gloucester Griffins Jr "B" team call home. It is located in the former city of Gloucester, at 2020 Ogilvy Road, adjacent to Gloucester High School. It is named after Reeve Earl Armstrong of Gloucester township.[1]

The area was host to the first, inaugural World Ringette Championships at the 1990 World Ringette Championships. A Canadian team, Team Alberta, took home the gold medal and the Sam Jacks Trophy whose design was changed in 1996.

  1. ^ "Surplus in Gloucester", The Ottawa Daily Citizen, p. 2, November 3, 1967, retrieved July 29, 2014