List of sports venues in Hamilton, Ontario explained

See also: Sports in Hamilton, Ontario.

Two new sports venues opened up in Hamilton, Ontario in 2007-08, both of which are on the McMaster University grounds. The first is the $23-million Ronald V. Joyce Stadium,^[1] and the second is the $30-million David Braley Athletic Centre.^[2]

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 venue in the Golden Horseshoe after Toronto's BMO Field. 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. ^[3]

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

Ice arenas

Hamilton Arena Listing:^{[4] [5]}

• Barton Street Arena (demolished in 1977)
• Chedoke Twin Pad Arena (2 rinks)
• FirstOntario Centre^[6]
• 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.^[7]
• Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium,^[8] 3,000 seater at the Mohawk Sports Park
• Ivor Wynne Stadium, 30,000 seater. Now the site of the current Tim Hortons Field. Former home of the CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats.^[9]
• Tim Hortons Field 24,000 seat stadium. Current Home of the Hamilton Tiger-cats
• Brian Timmis Stadium, 5,000-seat soccer stadium.
• Ron Joyce Stadium (McMaster University), 6,000 seat stadium, opened in 2007.^[1]

Athletic centres

• David Braley Athletic Centre (McMaster University), opened in 2007 ^[2]

Race tracks

• Flamboro Downs, Canada's fastest half-mile harness horse racing track.^[10]
• Flamboro Speedway, 1/3-mile semi banked asphalt oval auto racing track. It was established in 1961 and has provided excellent grass roots stock car racing action every year since, making it one of Canada's longest-running stock car tracks.^[11]

Marinas

• Royal Hamilton Yacht Club

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ron V. Joyce Stadium announcement photo gallery. 2007-02-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070213001404/http://www.athrec.mcmaster.ca/arcs/multimedia/announcement/index.htm . February 13, 2007.
2. News: Brown. Dana. Fitnes buffs pumped up by new Mac centre.. A10. The Hamilton Spectator. 2007-02-08.
3. News: Moko. Larry. Moving the yardsticks: New $23-million stadium a statement of McMaster's grand ambitions as it builds a total university experience.. The Hamilton Spectator. 2008-09-13.
4. Web site: Hamilton Arenas Listing. 2008-01-25.
5. Web site: Arenas Maps: Ontario. 2008-08-20.
6. Web site: Copps Coliseum Arena information. 2008-01-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080122151527/http://www.hecfi.on.ca/coppscoliseum/event_listing.asp . January 22, 2008.
7. Web site: A.A.A. Grounds: Canadian Football Timelines; Canadian Football web site. 2008-01-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071226104802/http://www.footballcanada.com/history_timeline.asp . December 26, 2007.
8. Web site: Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium: home of the Hamilton Thunderbirds baseball club. 2008-01-25. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080129213914/http://www.hamiltonthunderbirds.org/. 2008-01-29.
9. Web site: Ivor Wynne Stadium Information (http://football.ballparks.com). 2008-01-25.
10. Web site: Flamboro Downs Race Track. Official web site. 2008-01-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080120150019/http://www.flamborodowns.com/about_us.htm . January 20, 2008.
11. Web site: Flamboro Speedway Race Track. Official web site. 2008-01-25.