North Bay Memorial Gardens
Encyclopedia
The North Bay Memorial Gardens is an arena
located in North Bay
, Ontario
. It was built in 1955 and has a capacity of 4,025. The Gardens hosted the North Bay Centennials
ice hockey
team from 1982 until 2002, when they moved to Saginaw, Michigan
. The arena's primary tenants today are the North Bay Trappers of the NOJHL
, and the Nipissing Lakers men's ice hockey team
of the OUA
.
In 2007 Memorial Gardens was home to the Atlanta Thrashers and New York Islanders for a Pre Season game that North Bay won for being Hockeyville. The City and the Committee that brought Hockeyville to North Bay used the prize money to put up a new electronic rink sign which makes the rink look newer.
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
located in North Bay
North Bay, Ontario
North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is the seat of Nipissing District, and takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing.-History:...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. It was built in 1955 and has a capacity of 4,025. The Gardens hosted the North Bay Centennials
North Bay Centennials
The North Bay Centennials were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, who played from 1982–2002. The team was based in North Bay, Ontario.-History:...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team from 1982 until 2002, when they moved to Saginaw, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. The arena's primary tenants today are the North Bay Trappers of the NOJHL
Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under the supervision of the Canadian Junior Hockey League, the Northern Ontario Hockey Association, and Hockey Canada. The winner of the NOJHL playoffs competes for the Dudley Hewitt Cup with the winners of the Ontario...
, and the Nipissing Lakers men's ice hockey team
Nipissing Lakers men's ice hockey team
The Nipissing Lakers men's ice hockey team is the ice hockey team that represents Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario. It was granted membership in the OUA's men's ice hockey circuit in 2009.-Season-by-Season Results:...
of the OUA
Ontario University Athletics
Ontario University Athletics is a regional membership association for Canadian universities which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases about those programs and events to the public...
.
In 2007 Memorial Gardens was home to the Atlanta Thrashers and New York Islanders for a Pre Season game that North Bay won for being Hockeyville. The City and the Committee that brought Hockeyville to North Bay used the prize money to put up a new electronic rink sign which makes the rink look newer.