Westmount Arena | |
Location | St. Catherine Street and Wood Avenue, Westmount |
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Owner | Canadian Arena Company |
Capacity | 4,300 10,000 (temporary) |
Surface | Natural ice (1898) Artificial (1915) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1898 |
Opened | December 31, 1898 |
Closed | 1918 |
Demolished | 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.