Montreal Arena
Westmount Arena | |
| Location | St. Catherine Street and Wood Avenue, Westmount |
|---|---|
| Owner | Canadian Arena Company |
| Capacity | 4,300 10,000 (temporary) |
| Surface | Natural ice (1898) Artificial (1915) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1898 |
| Opened | December 31, 1898 |
| Closed | 1918 |
| Demolished | 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.