Queen's Park Arena is a 3,500 seat multi-use arena located within Queen's Park in

New Westminster New Westminster (colloquially known as New West) is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. It was founded by Major-General Richard Moody as the cap ...

, British Columbia. The arena was built in 1930 and opened on September 19. In its time, the Queen's Park Arena hosted the

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of the

Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as the highest level of junior hocke ...

and British Columbia Junior Hockey League teams the

New Westminster Royals The New Westminster Royals was the name of several professional ice hockey teams based in New Westminster, British Columbia, first established in 1911 for the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA). Though nominally based in New Westminster, ...

and the Royal City Outlaws. It hosted the New Westminster Lacrosse teams for more than 75 years, including the multi-

Mann Cup The Mann Cup is the trophy awarded to the senior men's box lacrosse champions of Canada. The championship is a best-of-seven, East vs West series played between the league champions of Major Series Lacrosse, the East, and Western Lacrosse Associat ...

champion

New Westminster Salmonbellies The New Westminster Salmonbellies are a Men's Senior 'A' lacrosse team located in New Westminster, BC. Their home arena is Queen's Park Arena. They compete as part of the Western Lacrosse Association and have won the Mann Cup 24 times, most ...

of the

Western Lacrosse Association The Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) is a men's Senior A box lacrosse league with seven teams in British Columbia. The playoff championship team each season advances to the play against the Major Series Lacrosse champions for the Mann Cup. The ...

. The arena was also home to the professional

, which played in the

Pacific Coast Hockey League The Pacific Coast Hockey League was an ice hockey minor league with teams in the western United States and western Canada that existed in three incarnations: from 1928 to 1931, from 1936 to 1941, and from 1944 to 1952. PCHL 1928–1931 The fir ...

from 1945 to 1952 and the

from 1952 to 1959. In 1949, team director

Doug Grimston Douglas George Grimston (May 18, 1900September 14, 1955) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator who served as president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) from 1950 to 1952. He oversaw the establishment of the Major Series for t ...

insisted on the continuation of a smoking ban at the arena, and stated that he would take financial responsibility for lost attendance. In 1967, the arena was used to hold a session of the

British Columbia Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia () is the deliberative assembly of the Legislature of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The other component of the Legislature is the lieutenant governor of British Columb ...

, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the

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and

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colonies uniting.

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1930 establishments in British Columbia Buildings and structures in New Westminster Ice hockey venues in British Columbia Indoor lacrosse venues in Canada New Westminster Salmonbellies Simon Fraser Red Leafs football Sport in New Westminster Sports venues completed in 1930 Western Hockey League arenas {{Gvrd-stub