New Westminster's one-sheet arena, opened March 27, 1975 and named in a contest won by a 12-year-old.
Moody Park Arena was built in 1974-75 on land that had been part of the old 1861 cemetery reserve. The City needed it because the growth of the city was causing major overcrowding at Queen's Park Arena, and local children were missing out on local sports. Mayor Muni Evers opened it on March 27, 1975.
The building holds one 85-by-200-foot sheet of ice and four changerooms. It served as a year-round sports facility for both ice sports and lacrosse, and in spring the ice is still melted to make room for indoor lacrosse, ball hockey and other dryfloor programs.
Despite the name, the arena is not actually in Moody Park. A 'Name the Arena' contest picked the title, and the winner was 12-year-old Ben Hoskin, who chose it for the arena's closeness to the well-known park.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Drop-in admission is the same at every City facility: CA$3.85 for ages 4-12 and 75+, CA$5.10 for ages 13-18, 65-74 and students with ID, and CA$7.70 for ages 19-64. Sessions marked Try-it! cost CA$2.00 for any age.
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The Moody Park skate shop rents skates for CA$3.25 (corkers CA$2.25), lends helmets free while quantities last and sharpens skates for CA$6.25.
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The City lists Moody Park Arena as fully accessible.
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A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.