Montreal Arena

Montreal Arena
Westmount Arena
Arena Hockey Rink of Montreal, 1899
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LocationSt. Catherine Street and Wood Avenue, Westmount
OwnerCanadian Arena Company
Capacity4,300
10,000 (temporary)
SurfaceNatural ice (1898)
Artificial (1915)
Construction
Broke ground1898; 126 years ago (1898)
OpenedDecember 31, 1898; 125 years ago (1898-12-31)
Closed1918; 106 years ago (1918)
Demolished1918; 106 years ago (1918)
Tenants
Montreal Canadiens (NHA, NHL)
(1911–1918)
Montreal Wanderers (NHA, NHL)
(1904–1909, 1911–1918)

The Montreal Arena, also known as Westmount Arena, was an indoor arena located in Westmount, Quebec, Canada on the corner of St. Catherine Street and Wood Avenue. It was likely one of the first arenas designed expressly for hockey, opening in 1898. It was the primary site of amateur and professional ice hockey in Montreal until 1918.