Charles Gorman Arena

Public skating at Charles Gorman Arena: the next 7 days

Wednesday, October 21

• 1:15–2:30 PM · Seniors Free Public Skate · free
• 2:30–3:45 PM · Free Public Skate · free

Thursday, October 22

• 2:30–3:45 PM · Tiny Tot Free Public Skate · free

Friday, October 23

• 1:15–2:30 PM · Seniors Free Public Skate · free
• 2:30–3:45 PM · Free Public Skate · free

Saturday, October 24

• 1:30–2:30 PM · Free Public Skate · free

Monday, October 26

• 1:15–2:30 PM · Seniors Free Public Skate · free
• 2:30–3:45 PM · Free Public Skate · free

Admission and skate rental

Admission

free · Official source 2026-10-18

Saint John's arena for the Human Dynamo

Charles Gorman Arena is a year-round City of Saint John facility for ice hockey, ball hockey, box lacrosse and special events. It has heated seating and a canteen. Saint John named both the arena and a street after Gorman, and a monument to him by sculptor Claude Roussel stands in King's Square park.

Charles Gorman (1898–1940) was a Canadian speed skater who competed at the 1924 and 1928 Winter Olympics. He dominated North American speed skating in the mid-1920s and was known as the Man with the Million Dollar Legs and the Human Dynamo. In 1926 he beat Olympic champion Clas Thunberg of Finland to win the ISUA World Outdoor Speed Skating Championship. He held seven world records when he retired in 1928. He died in 1940, and at his funeral thousands lined the streets of Saint John to pay their respects to New Brunswick's first Winter Olympian. He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1955 and the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame in 1970.

Before you head out.

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

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