Montreal Arena

Montreal Arena
Westmount Arena
LocationSt. Catherine Street and Wood Avenue, Westmount
OwnerCanadian Arena Company
Capacity4,300
10,000 (temporary)
SurfaceNatural ice (1898)
Artificial (1915)
Construction
Broke ground1898 (1898)
OpenedDecember 31, 1898 (1898-12-31)
Closed1918 (1918)
Demolished1918 (1918)
Tenants
Montreal Canadiens (NHA, NHL)
(1911–1918)
Montreal Wanderers (NHA, NHL)
(1904–1909, 1911–1918)

The Montreal Arena, also known as Westmount Arena, was an indoor arena located in Westmount, Quebec, Canada on the corner of St. Catherine Street and Wood Avenue. It is considered the first arena designed expressly for ice hockey. Opened in 1898, it was the primary site of amateur and professional ice hockey in Montreal until 1918.