Quebec Skating Rink

Quebec Skating Rink
View from Parliament Buildings, 1908
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Full nameQuebec Skating Rink
LocationQuebec City, Quebec, Canada
OwnerQuebec Skating Club
Capacity1,400 seated, 3,500 standing (1891– )
Surface180 feet (55 m) × 70 feet (21 m) (natural ice)
Construction
Built1851 (1st),
1864 (2nd),
1877 (3rd),
1891 (4th)
Opened1851
Expanded1891
Closed1918
Tenants
Quebec Hockey Club (Bulldogs)

Quebec Skating Rink was the name of several ice rinks in Quebec City, Quebec. The first was built in 1851, and was the world's first covered skating rink, and was located near the St. Lawrence River. The second rink, built in 1864, was situated on the Grande-Allée, as were the third and fourth rinks. The rinks were developed initially for ice skating, but the developing sport of ice hockey led to the inauguration of the Quebec Hockey Club in the 1880s, which used the rink as their home rink. The hockey club moved to the new, larger Quebec Arena in 1913.

Quebec Skating Rink interior