Crescent Arena, also known as Crescent Rink and Saskatoon Arena, was an indoor arena in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
History
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Crescent Rink was built in the late 1910s on Spadina Crescent East in downtown Saskatoon.[1] This was the site of the former Auditorium Roller Rink, a hardwood-floor rink that could be repurposed for curling; the Roller Rink had opened in 1910 but burned down in 1914.[2] Crescent Rink opened in 1920, and it became the home of the Saskatoon Sheiks professional hockey team, which played in the Western Canada Hockey League from 1921 to 1926 and the Prairie Hockey League from 1926 to 1928.[3] After briefly relocating to Moose Jaw during the 1921–22 season, the team returned to Saskatoon and was known as the Saskatoon Crescents for the 1922–23 season before readopting the Sheiks name.[3] The Sheiks won the last Prairie Hockey League championship in 1928.
Crescent Rink was demolished in 1932 to make way for the construction of the Broadway Bridge, a Depression relief-work project.[4][5] A replacement for Crescent Rink, Saskatoon Arena, opened in 1937, two blocks to the west.[2][6]
See also
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edit- ^ O'Brien, Jeff; Millar, Ruth W.; Delainey, William P. (2006). Saskatoon: A History in Photographs. Saskatoon: Coteau Books. p. 52. ISBN 1-55050-336-7.
- ^ a b Quenneville, Guy (2018-10-21). "The Great Arena Debate". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ a b Romuld, Darrell (2022-10-04). "What pro sports teams used to exist in Sask.?". CTV News Regina. Archived from the original on 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ O'Brien; Millar; Delainey. Saskatoon. p. 64.
- ^ Herrington, Ross (2007-03-31). "Saskatchewan Road and Railway Bridges to 1950: Inventory". Ministry of Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ "Saskatoon's last downtown arena". CBC News. 2016-04-07. Archived from the original on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2024-01-03.