Two new sports venues opened up in

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in 2007-08, both of which are on the

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grounds. The first is the $23-million Ronald V. Joyce Stadium, and the second is the $30-million David Braley Athletic Centre. The 6,000-seat Ronald V. Joyce Stadium is primarily a football stadium, with officials at McMaster University suggesting it may be the best

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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. Below is a list of sports venues found in Hamilton, Ontario.

Ice arenas

Hamilton Arena Listing: * Barton Street Arena (demolished in 1977) * Chedoke Twin Pad Arena (2 rinks) *

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* Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena & Skating Centre *Hamilton Doublerink Arena (2 rinks) * Mohawk 4 Ice Centre (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 *

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 Hamilton Stadium (originally Tim Hortons Field) is a multi-purpose stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Completed in 2014 with a capacity of 22,500, it was built as a replacement on the same site as the previous stadium, name ...

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 Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. Hamilton has a 2021 Canadian census, population of 569,353 (2021), and its Cen ...

, 5,000-seat soccer stadium. * Ron Joyce Stadium (

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

Athletic centres

* David Braley Athletic Centre (

), opened in 2007

Race tracks

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

References

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