Lawfield Arena, renamed in 2017 for Hamilton's Stanley Cup and Avco Cup referee Bill Friday
Lawfield Arena was renamed the Bill Friday Lawfield Arena on April 6, 2017, in honour of the Hamilton referee. Friday never played at the arena, though his children did. He had played minor and Junior B hockey in Hamilton, his hometown, before he became a referee.
Friday started in the NHL as a linesman in the 1959-60 season. He refereed 1,425 major league games and is the only referee to work both the WHA's Avco Cup Finals and the NHL's Stanley Cup Final, which he worked six straight years from 1967 to 1972. In 1969 he became the first president of the NHL Officials Association. He was an inaugural inductee of the Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame in 2010 and was elected to the WHA Hall of Fame in 2012. He died in Hamilton on May 13, 2024, at the age of 91.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
City of Hamilton skating single admit (effective July 1, 2026): youth (3-17 years) CA$4.28; adult 18+ CA$6.40; older adult 55+ CA$4.28; family (2 adults max and dependent children under 18) CA$13.09; infants under 36 months free. Yearly skating membership: CA$53.68 youth or older adult, CA$82.32 adult, CA$121.37 family. Drop-in shinny and stick & puck, single admit: youth (3-7) CA$6.62, adult 18+ CA$9.89, older adult 55+ CA$6.62.
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No booking is needed: arrive at the scheduled time and pay admission or show a membership at Customer Service.
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Children 12 years and under must be accompanied by a responsible guardian 18 years and older.
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Accessible parking is available.
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The City rates the arena's accessibility medium (some barriers present), with an accessible entrance, accessible washrooms and a gender-neutral washroom.
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Bill Friday Lawfield Arena lists free Wi-Fi and a gender neutral washroom among its facility amenities.
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Children 12 and under must be accompanied by a responsible guardian 18 or older.
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