Cowichan Arena (Cowichan Community Centre)

North Cowichan, BC · Public skating times & prices

2,040-seat Cowichan Valley arena, home of the BCHL's Cowichan Valley Capitals

Public skating at Cowichan Arena (Cowichan Community Centre): the next 7 days

Tuesday, October 20

  • · Public Skate

Wednesday, October 21

  • · Parent & Tot Skate
  • · Public Skate
  • · Public Skate

Thursday, October 22

  • · Public Skate
  • · Public Skate

Friday, October 23

  • · Public Skate

Saturday, October 24

  • · Public Skate

Sunday, October 25

  • · Public Skate

Monday, October 26

  • · Public Skate
Address
2687 James Street, North Cowichan, BC V9L 2X5
Phone
+12507487529
Website
cvrd.ca
The wide beige wall of the Cowichan arena building with the giant hockey stick marked Canada mounted across its front, a carved pole and flags in the plaza and cars parked in front under a deep blue sky. — Cowichan Arena (Cowichan Community Centre)
The wide beige wall of the Cowichan arena building with the giant hockey stick marked Canada mounted across its front, a carved pole and flags in the plaza and cars parked in front under a deep blue sky. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source
Cowichan Arena ice and seating during a game, seen from the glass — Cowichan Arena (Cowichan Community Centre)
Cowichan Arena ice and seating during a game, seen from the glass Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Home of the Capitals and the world's biggest hockey stick

Cowichan Valley Arena is a 2,040-seat multipurpose arena joined to the Cowichan Community Centre. The community centre was built in 1978 on the former site of the Cowichan Curling Rink. The arena is home to the Cowichan Valley Capitals of the British Columbia Hockey League. Upstairs, Heritage Hall serves as a hall of fame for the Capitals and the professional players from the Cowichan Valley. In November 2008 the Capitals and the centre's commission bought a centre-ice scoreboard to bring the arena up to Junior A standards. The Vancouver Canucks held training camp in the Cowichan Valley in 1980, 1984 and 1986.

For years the arena's east wall carried a 62-metre hockey stick and puck that Guinness World Records declared the world's biggest. Built in 1985 in Penticton and modelled on Tony Tanti's stick, it first stood at the entrance to Expo '86. It was dedicated in North Cowichan on May 21, 1988. Guinness first favoured a wooden stick in Eveleth, Minnesota, then reversed its decision on July 12, 2008. The stick was dismantled in 2024 because its structure had decayed.

Before you head out.

Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.

Admission

Public skating costs CA$5.50 for an adult (19+), CA$4 for a senior (55+) or a minor (3-18), CA$14.50 for a family (up to 2 adults and 3 minors), CA$25 for a family with skate rentals and CA$5.50 for Parent & Tot, according to the CVRD.

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Skates & rentals

Skate rental costs CA$4 and skate sharpening CA$6.50, according to the CVRD.

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Booking & check-in

Pre-registration is strongly recommended for Adult Hockey 55+, Easy Pace Hockey and Family Stick & Puck, and opens five days in advance, according to the CVRD.

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Skating with children

The family rate is not available online: families register by phoning the Cowichan Community Centre during office hours, according to the CVRD.

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