Scotia Place

Esso Community Arena

Esso Community Arena

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Accessible. Active. Community-focused.

The Esso Community Arena will be Calgary’s new downtown community arena. Located within Scotia Place, it will support local sport, recreation and community programming year‑round.

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Community arena highlights

  • Seats 1000

    A welcoming space for families, friends and fans to enjoy community games, tournaments and special events.

  • Lower rental rates 15

    Community bookings will be available at rates 15% below the average rental rate at City of Calgary facilities.

  • NHL-sized ice surface 1

    A full size ice surface that supports practices, programs, games and tournaments for all levels of play.

A commitment to community sport

The Esso Community Arena provides dedicated evenings and weekend booking opportunities for local teams, organizations and events. Community athletes will also have the opportunity to practice and play on the same ice used by Calgary's NHL, AHL and WHL teams.

Community benefits include:

  • Additional ice space for practices, games, tournaments and community events

  • New NHL regulation size sheet of ice in downtown Calgary

  • Greater access to active living opportunities for residents, families and community groups in Calgary’s downtown

Built for community

The Esso Community Arena will provide a modern, welcoming experience for athletes, coaches, officials, families and spectators.  Its design reflects The City’s commitment to accessible recreation and a positive experience for everyone who uses the space.

Planned features include:

  • NHL-sized ice surface

  • 1,000 seats

  • Accessible seating and viewing areas

  • Modern player and spectator amenities

  • Adaptable for sledge hockey 

  • Universally accessible change rooms 

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Land acknowledgement

Calgary sits on fertile land where two rivers meet, where Indigenous Peoples have been gathering for thousands of years, sharing knowledge and storytelling, and planning for future generations. The traditional names for this place we know as Calgary are Moh-kins-tsis, Wîchispa Oyade, Otos-kwunee and Guts-ists’i — the land that has given so much to so many.

Elders teach us the importance of acknowledging the land of where we gather, settle or visit, and offering gratitude for the generosity of the gifts that Mother Earth has shared with us. With this, we offer respect for those who traditionally lived on this land, and welcome those who have made Calgary their home.

Calgary is located on the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta. This includes the Blackfoot Confederacy, made up of the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations; the Îethka Nakoda Wîcastabi First Nations, comprised of the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley First Nations; and the Tsuut’ina First Nation. Calgary is also homeland to the historic Northwest Métis and to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3. We acknowledge all Indigenous urban Calgarians who have made this city their home. Together, their spiritual and practical relationships to the land create rich lessons for our life as a community.

We are thankful for the opportunity that this sacred place provides us to engage in reconciliation and to make life better every day for all who call Calgary home.

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