McConnell Arena

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McConnell Arena
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Former names McConnell Winter Arena
Location 3883 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Owner McGill University
Capacity 1,600[1]
Construction
Opened 1956
Renovated 2000[2]
Expanded 2004[1]
Tenants
McGill Redmen, McGill Martlets

McConnell Arena is a Canadian ice hockey arena located on the corner of Pine Avenue and Park Avenue in Montreal, Quebec. The arena is owned and operated by McGill University, and is the home to the McGill Redmen men's and McGill Martlets women's ice hockey teams. The ice surface is the standard North American size, 61 metres (200 feet) long by 26 metres (85 feet) wide.

Since an expansion in 2004, the arena has a capacity of 1,600 people.[2]

History

McConnell Arena was originally built in 1956 due to a donation by John Wilson McConnell, a Canadian businessman, newspaper publisher, humanitarian, philanthropist and senior governor of McGill University.[2] It was renovated in 2000 at a cost of $4 million.[2]

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