The Father David Bauer Olympic Arena is an

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arena in Calgary,

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, Canada. It seats about 1,750 for hockey with a standing room capacity of over 2,000. It is named after Father David Bauer. Canada's defunct national touring team, the brainchild of Bauer, also staged tryouts there. The arena was built in 1963. The arena uses the (or

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) sized ice surface. A second arena, the ''Norma Bush Arena'' is attached to the facility, and has a artificial ice surface. The arena was the home of the Calgary Mustangs of the

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and is the home arena for the

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university hockey team. It is also the home of the

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major junior circuit, the ''AAA Midget Flames'' of the

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and is often used as the training facility for the Canadian Olympic and junior national teams. FDB also hosts games for the annual

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. The arena was used for a few

games at the 1988 Winter Olympics as well as the compulsory figures section of the men's and women's figure skating competitions .1988 Winter Olympics.
Part 1. pp. 186-9. The arena is located in the same complex as

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and

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, adjacent to the

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Venues of the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey venues Sports venues in Calgary Indoor ice hockey venues in Canada Indoor arenas in Alberta Sports venues completed in 1963 1963 establishments in Alberta {{Winter-Olympic-venue-stub

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