Father David Bauer Olympic Arena

Calgary Mustangs ( AJHL ) Calgary Dinos (CIS )

The Father David Bauer Olympic Arena is an ice hockey arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located in a complex with the McMahon Stadium and Foothills Stadium in close proximity to the University of Calgary.

The hall has 1,750 seats and offers over 2,000 standing places. The stadium was named after David Bauer, a hockey pioneer, coach of the first Canadian National Team at the Olympic Winter Games in 1964 and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame who later became a Catholic priest.

In the arena there is an ice rink of international size (60 m × 30 m). The connected adjacent hall, the Norma Bush Arena, go to has a North American ice surface (60 m × 26 m).

The stadium is used as the home of the Calgary Mustangs of the Alberta Junior Hockey League and the University of Calgary Dinos team. It also houses the Canadian Hockey Association Hockey Canada.

In view of the Olympic Winter Games in 1988 found 1985/1986 extensive renovations are taking place in the hall, where the then Foothills Arena Hall called by Father David Bauer has been renamed. At the Olympic Winter Games in 1988 a total of three hockey games were played at the Father David Bauer Olympic Arena. In addition, she served as a training venue for the Ice Hockey Team and the figure skaters.

In 2008, Father David Bauer Olympic Arena and Norma Bush Arena hosted the first Ice Hockey World Championship U18 junior girls were.

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