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Thompson Arena | |
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| Location | 1231 Western Road, London, ON N6G 1H3 |
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| Coordinates | 43°00′10″N 81°16′33″W / 43.0029000°N 081.2757333°W |
| Owner | University of Western Ontario |
| Operator | University of Western Ontario |
| Capacity | 3,615 |
| Surface | Arena: Ice (200' x 85') Track: Mondotrack (200m, 4 lane) |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1971 |
| Architect | Paul M. Skinner |
| Tenants | |
| Western Mustangs | |
Thompson Recreation and Athletic Centre also known as Thompson Arena is an indoor arena and athletic facility on the campus of the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario. The arena is a full NHL-sized (200' x 85') ice surface with permanent stadium-style seating as well as tiered bleacher seating.
The arena was completed in 1971 and it has a seating capacity of 3,615.[1]
Thompson Arena was designed by renowned architect Paul M. Skinner, it was Canada’s first cable-hung suspension roof, earning special recognition.[2]
Around the ice surface is a 200 metre Mondo indoor track. The indoor track is used primarily by sprinters, distance runners, throwers, and jumpers. During indoor track and field meets, the ice surface is covered and the inner rink becomes a field surface for activities such as pole vault and high jump. As of September 2019, the track was re-surfaced and updated.[3] This update was following criticism on the previous track's degrading condition and overuse.
The annual Don Wright track meet is hosted in the Thompson Arena.
Thompson Arena is the home to some of the teams of the Western Mustangs. The men's and women's ice hockey teams use the arena alongside the ringette and figure skating teams, while the track team uses the indoor track surface.
- ^ "Thompson Recreation & Athletic Centre". Western Mustangs Sports. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ "Noted London architect Paul Skinner dead at 80". Daily Commercial News. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ "Thompson Arena track update completed". Western Mustangs Sports. Retrieved February 29, 2020.