Patrick Arena
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

Stadiums Vancouver Patrick Arena

The first professional hockey game played at the Patrick Arena was between the New Westminster Royals and the hometown Victoria Senators on January 2, 1912. This was likely the first professional game on artificial ice in Canada. In 1913 the Victoria Senators were renamed as the Victoria Aristocrats. In 1916 the Patrick Arena was commandeered by the Canadian military and the hockey team was forced to move to Spokane, Washington, to play as the Spokane Canaries. When the military left, a new team was formed in 1918 and again was dubbed the Aristocrats. In 1923 they changed their name to the Victoria Cougars and when the PCHA disbanded in 1924 they moved to the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL).

Arena Details

Name Patrick Arena

Style Enclosed Arena
Wooden Structure

Capacity 4,000

Location NE corner of Cadboro Bay Rd and Epworth (Empress) St
Vancouver, BC

Owners Frank Patrick
Lester Patrick

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Teams

Cougars (WCHL) 1925-1926

Senators (PCHA) 1912-1924

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