OUA Rinks

All 19 home rinks of the Ontario University Athletics (U Sports) for the 2026–27 season, ranked by capacity. The biggest is Fort William Gardens (Lakehead Thunderwolves) with 4,680 seats. Together they hold 39,569 fans, an average of 2,198 per rink. The oldest is Varsity Arena, opened in 1926.

  1. 1U SportsFort William Gardens — Lakehead Thunderwolves (Thunder Bay, Ontario)4,680 seats
  2. 2U SportsBoart Longyear Memorial Gardens — Nipissing Lakers (North Bay, Ontario)4,246 seats
  3. 3U SportsWaterloo Memorial Recreation Complex — Laurier Golden Hawks (Waterloo, Ontario)4,132 seats
  4. 4U SportsVarsity Arena — Toronto Varsity Blues (Toronto, Ontario)4,116 seats
  5. 5U SportsThompson Arena — Western Mustangs (London, Ontario)3,615 seats
  6. 6U SportsColisée Jean-Guy Talbot — UQTR Patriotes (Trois-Rivières, Quebec)3,500 seats
  7. 7U SportsKingston Memorial Centre — Queen's Gaels (Kingston, Ontario)3,300 seats
  8. 8U SportsMattamy Athletic Centre — TMU Bold (Toronto, Ontario)2,600 seats
  9. 9U SportsMcConnell Arena — McGill Redbirds (Montreal, Quebec)1,600 seats
  10. 10U SportsConstantine Arena — RMC Paladins (Kingston, Ontario)1,500 seats
  11. 11U SportsCanada Games Park — Brock Badgers (Thorold, Ontario)1,200 seats
  12. 12U SportsGryphon Centre — Guelph Gryphons (Guelph, Ontario)1,200 seats
  13. 13U SportsEd Meagher Arena — Concordia Stingers (Montreal, Quebec)1,000 seats
  14. 14U SportsMinto Sports Complex — Ottawa Gee-Gees (Ottawa, Ontario)850 seats
  15. 15U SportsCIF Arena — Waterloo Warriors (Waterloo, Ontario)680 seats
  16. 16U SportsCarleton Ice House — Carleton Ravens (Ottawa, Ontario)500 seats
  17. 17U SportsCampus Ice Centre — Ontario Tech Ridgebacks (Oshawa, Ontario)500 seats
  18. 18U SportsAdie Knox Herman Recreation Complex — Windsor Lancers (Windsor, Ontario)350 seats
  19. 19U SportsNFP Athletic Centre — York Lions (Toronto, Ontario)

Capacity figures vary by source. Opening years count the current building, not later renovations.