Centre Mario-Gosselin Public Skating Times

Centre Mario-Gosselin

Thetford Mines, QC · Public skating times & prices

Arena built in 1964 and renamed in the 1980s for NHL and Team Canada goalie Mario Gosselin

Public skating at Centre Mario-Gosselin: the next 7 days

No public skating is posted for the next 7 days. New sessions show here as soon as the rink posts them.

The long green barrel-roofed arena beside its two-storey entrance block and a wide parking lot, under a blue sky. — Centre Mario-Gosselin

The long green barrel-roofed arena beside its two-storey entrance block and a wide parking lot, under a blue sky. Photo: Kraft Hockeyville Thetford Mines 2009, via Wikimedia Commons · Source · CC BY-SA 2.0

A wide view of the arena from the stands, an empty sheet and a goal with sponsor boards and banners above the seating around it. — Centre Mario-Gosselin

A wide view of the arena from the stands, an empty sheet and a goal with sponsor boards and banners above the seating around it. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Home of the Thetford Assurancia

The Centre Mario-Gosselin in Thetford Mines was built in 1964 and holds 2,500 people. With those 2,500 seats, it is the largest arena in the Thetford area. It was first called the Centre des Loisirs and was renamed in the mid-1980s for NHL and Team Canada goalie Mario Gosselin. Gosselin was born in Thetford Mines and helped Canada finish fourth at the 1984 Winter Olympics. The building was refreshed in 2007, above all with work on the ice surface. In 2024, it was announced that the centre would undergo an extensive renovation.

The arena is home to the Thetford Assurancia of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey. The club was founded in the fall of 1996 as the Coyotes. It then played as the Thetford Mines Coyotes until 2000 and as the Thetford Mines Prolab from 2000 to 2007. In 2007 it was renamed the Thetford Mines Isothermic after its sponsor, a local door and window seller. A new sponsor in 2015 gave it the Assurancia name. It is the last remaining original franchise of the league in its original city.

The team has reached the league finals six times. On May 11, 2012, in the second overtime of game six, Sébastien Courcelles gave the club its first cup, in its sixteenth season in the league.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Public skating is free for everyone.

Source checked · 2026-10-02 · Official source

Skating with children

Skating aids are available at both City arenas.

Source checked · 2026-10-02 · Official source

Accessibility

The City's renovation page lists the centre's current accessibility gaps: washrooms that are not adapted, slopes and ramps that do not meet standards, and no elevator or accessible route to some areas.

Source checked · 2026-10-05 · Official source

A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.