The Andrew H. McCain Arena (formerly Acadia Arena) is a multi-purpose
arena in
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada. It can seat 1,800 spectators for ice events and an extra 1,000 on the ice surface for other events. It was built in 1988, and features an Olympic sized ice surface. It is home to the
Acadia Axemen ice hockey team. Has also hosted exhibition games featuring
Team Canada Canadian National Team or Team Canada may refer to:
Canada at multi-sport events
* Canada at the Olympics
* Canada at the Paralympics
* Canada at the Commonwealth Games
* Canada at the Pan American Games
Canada's national sport teams
* Canada me ...
,
NHL
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
old-timers and the
American Hockey League. The arena was the training site for the
Soviets
Soviet people ( rus, сове́тский наро́д, r=sovyétsky naród), or citizens of the USSR ( rus, гра́ждане СССР, grázhdanye SSSR), was an umbrella demonym for the population of the Soviet Union.
Nationality policy in th ...
for the 1990 World
Figure Skating Championships, which were held in
Halifax. The arena has also hosted many concerts, and the eclipse scene from ''
Dolores Claiborne
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'' was filmed here.
Acadia University
Indoor arenas in Nova Scotia
Indoor ice hockey venues in Canada
Buildings and structures in Kings County, Nova Scotia
Tourist attractions in Kings County, Nova Scotia
Music venues in Nova Scotia
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