Two new sports venues opened up in

Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Hamilton has a population of 569,353, and its census metropolitan area, which includes Burlington and Grimsby, has a population of 785,184. The city is approximately southwest of ...

in 2007-08, both of which are on the

McMaster University McMaster University (McMaster or Mac) is a public research university in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main McMaster campus is on of land near the residential neighbourhoods of Ainslie Wood and Westdale, adjacent to the Royal Botanical Ga ...

grounds. The first is the $23-million Ronald V. Joyce Stadium, and the second is the $30-million David Braley Athletic Centre. New facilities will become part of the city's sports facility inventory as Hamilton prepares a joint bid for the 2015

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with the city of

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. The 6,000-seat Ronald V. Joyce Stadium is primarily a football stadium, with officials at McMaster University suggesting it may be the best

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

venue in the

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after Toronto's

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. It has tried to position the stadium for extensive soccer use. Extensive renovations were also done to the gym at the Ivor Wynne Centre. Total cost of the upgrades was $54 million. University officials have also noted that previous successful Pan Am and Commonwealth Games in

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and

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have utilized university facilities. Mac officials are also aiming to make the university one of the athlete villages. Below is a list of sports venues found in Hamilton, Ontario.

Ice arenas

Hamilton Arena Listing: *

Barton Street Arena Barton Street Arena, also known as the Hamilton Forum, was the main sports arena located in Hamilton, Ontario, on Barton Street between Sanford Street and Wentworth Street. It was built in 1910 at what was at that time the east end of the cit ...

(destroyed in 1977) *

Chedoke Twin Pad Arena Chedoke Twin Pad Arena is a city-owned recreation complex in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It includes two ice rinks, as well as meeting room A conference hall, conference room, or meeting room is a room provided for singular events such as business c ...

(2 rinks) *

Copps Coliseum FirstOntario Centre (originally Copps Coliseum) is a sports and entertainment arena at the corner of Bay Street North and York Boulevard in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1985, it has a capacity of up to 19,000. History Hamilton was lef ...

* Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena & Skating Centre *Hamilton Doublerink Arena (2 rinks) *

Mohawk 4 Ice Centre Mohawk 4 Ice Centre is a recreation complex located in Mohawk Sports Park on Mountain Brow Boulevard near Mohawk Road East in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. At over , The Mohawk 4 Ice Centre includes 4 NHL sized ice pads, a total of twenty-four cha ...

(4 rinks)

Stadiums

* A.A.A. Grounds, is a park that was home to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1872-1949. * Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium, 3,000 seater at the

Mohawk Sports Park Mohawk Sports Park, is a large park on the east mountain of Hamilton, Ontario, 1100 Mohawk Road East, also known as Commonwealth Park and Upper King's Forest Park. Facilities A number of sporting venues including: * an 8 lane dedicated competitio ...

Ivor Wynne Stadium Ivor Wynne Stadium (formerly Civic Stadium) was a Canadian football stadium located at the corner of Balsam and Beechwood avenues, two blocks west of Gage Avenue North in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The stadium was the home of the Hamilton Tiger ...

, 30,000 seater. Now the site of the current Tim Hortons Field. Former home of the

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Hamilton Tiger-Cats. * Tim Hortons Field 24,000 seat stadium. Current Home of the

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Brian Timmis Stadium Brian Timmis Stadium was a soccer stadium in Hamilton, Ontario. The stadium was built in 1968, and seated 5,000 people. The stadium most recently hosted association football (soccer) teams Hamilton Croatia, a Canadian Soccer League club, and the ...

, 5,000-seat soccer stadium. *

Ron Joyce Stadium Ron Joyce Stadium is a football stadium owned by McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The stadium is the home of the McMaster Marauders football team and the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse. The stadium features 6,000 pe ...

(

), 6,000 seat stadium, opened in 2007.

Athletic centres

* David Braley Athletic Centre (

), opened in 2007

Race tracks

Flamboro Downs Flamboro Downs is a half-mile harness horse racing track in Flamborough, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is also home to Flamboro Slots, which has a total of 808 slot machines. The racetrack was founded in 1971 by Charles Juravinski and acquired ...

, Canada's fastest half-mile harness horse racing track. *

Flamboro Speedway Flamboro Speedway is a 1/3-mile semi-banked asphalt short track motor racing oval, located twenty minutes northwest of Hamilton, in the rural community of Millgrove, Ontario, Canada. The track was established in 1962. Overview The track h ...

, 1/3-mile semi banked asphalt oval auto racing track. It was established in 1961 and has provided excellent grass roots

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racing action every year since, making it one of Canada's longest-running stock car tracks.

Marinas

Royal Hamilton Yacht Club The Royal Hamilton Yacht Club (RHYC) is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, at the west end of Lake Ontario, and has been in existence since 1888. When the yacht club first opened, it was located on the Burlington Canal (near the light station), ...

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