Hockey Rink Rankings

Every RinkGuide.com ranking in one place: the biggest, smallest, oldest and newest pro, college and junior hockey rinks in the US and Canada, plus record crowds and rink nicknames.

Size5

  1. 1The Biggest Hockey Rinks No. 1: First Horizon Coliseum · 22,000 seats
  2. 2The Smallest Hockey Rinks No. 1: Adie Knox Herman Recreation Complex · 350 seats
  3. 3The Biggest Hockey Rinks in the US No. 1: First Horizon Coliseum · 22,000 seats
  4. 4The Biggest Hockey Rinks in Canada No. 1: Bell Centre · 20,962 seats
  5. 5States and Provinces with the Most Hockey Rinks No. 1: Ontario · 88 rinks

Age6

  1. 6The Oldest Hockey Rinks No. 1: Coca-Cola Coliseum · opened 1921
  2. 7The Newest Hockey Rinks No. 1: USG Arena at Blackhawks Ice Center · opened 2026
  3. 8The Oldest NHL Rinks No. 1: Madison Square Garden · opened 1968
  4. 9The Newest NHL Rinks No. 1: UBS Arena · opened 2021
  5. 10The Oldest AHL Rinks No. 1: Coca-Cola Coliseum · opened 1921
  6. 11The Oldest College Hockey Rinks No. 1: Yost Ice Arena · opened 1923

By league11

  1. 12The Biggest NHL Rinks No. 1: Bell Centre · 20,962 seats
  2. 13The Smallest NHL Rinks No. 1: Canada Life Centre · 15,321 seats
  3. 14The Biggest American Hockey League (AHL) Rinks No. 1: Rocket Arena · 18,926 seats
  4. 15The Biggest ECHL Rinks No. 1: First Horizon Coliseum · 22,000 seats
  5. 16The Biggest SPHL and FPHL minor pro Rinks No. 1: Carver Arena · 9,919 seats
  6. 17The Biggest Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) Rinks No. 1: Pacific Coliseum · 15,041 seats
  7. 18The Biggest NCAA Division I Rinks No. 1: Value City Arena · 17,500 seats
  8. 19The Biggest U Sports university Rinks No. 1: Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre · 7,500 seats
  9. 20The Biggest USHL and NAHL junior Rinks No. 1: Denny Sanford Premier Center · 10,678 seats
  10. 21The Biggest Canadian Hockey League (major junior) Rinks No. 1: Centre Vidéotron · 18,259 seats
  11. 22The Biggest Canadian Junior A Rinks No. 1: Chilliwack Coliseum · 5,000 seats

Crowds & names3

  1. 23The Biggest Crowds at Hockey Rinks No. 1: First Horizon Coliseum · 23,642
  2. 24Hockey Rink Nicknames No. 1: Scotiabank Arena · ACC; The Hangar
  3. 25Hockey Rinks with the Most Former Names No. 1: Eagle Builders Centre · 6 former names

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