Father David Bauer Olympic Arena

Father David Bauer Olympic Arena
Tenants


Location	2424 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 3Y9
Owner	City of Calgary
Capacity	1,750 (seated, hockey)
Surface	Ice
Opened	1963
Calgary Dinos (U Sports) (1963-present) Calgary Mustangs (AJHL) (1990-2019)

The Father David Bauer Olympic Arena is an ice hockey arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It seats about 1,750 for hockey with a standing room capacity of over 2,000. It is named after Father David Bauer.^[1]

Canada's defunct national touring team, the brainchild of Bauer, also staged tryouts there. The arena was built in 1963.^[2]

The arena uses the 200 by 100 feet (61 by 30 m) (or Olympic) sized ice surface. A second arena, the Norma Bush Arena is attached to the facility, and has a 185 by 85 feet (56 by 26 m) artificial ice surface.^[3]

The arena was the home of the Calgary Mustangs of the Alberta Junior Hockey League and is the home arena for the Calgary Dinos university hockey team. It is also the home of the Western Hockey League major junior circuit, the AAA Midget Flames of the Alberta Midget Hockey League and is often used as the training facility for the Canadian Olympic and junior national teams.^[3]

FDB also hosts games for the annual Mac's AAA midget hockey tournament.

The arena was used for a few ice hockey games at the 1988 Winter Olympics as well as the compulsory figures section of the men's and women's figure skating competitions .^[4]

The arena is located in the same complex as McMahon Stadium and Foothills Stadium, adjacent to the University of Calgary.

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^ Shea, Kevin (March 13, 2009). "Spotlight - One on One with Father David Bauer". Legends of Hockey. Archived from the original on November 27, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
^ "Father David Bauer and Norma Bush Arenas".
^ ^a ^b City of Calgary (February 2007). "Father David Bauer / Norma Bush Arenas". Retrieved 2011-09-16.
^ 1988 Winter Olympics. Archived January 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Part 1. pp. 186-9.

v t e Venues of the 1988 Winter Olympics (Calgary)
Canada Olympic Park (bobsleigh/luge track) Canmore Nordic Centre Father David Bauer Olympic Arena Max Bell Arena McMahon Stadium Nakiska Olympic Oval Olympic Saddledome Stampede Corral

v t e Olympic venues in ice hockey
20th century	1920: Palais de Glace d'Anvers 1924: Stade Olympique de Chamonix 1928: St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink 1932: Olympic Arena (final), Olympic Stadium 1936: Olympia-Kunsteisstadion (final), Riessersee 1948: Kulm, Olympic Stadium (final), Suvretta 1952: Dæhlenenga, Jordal Amfi (final), Kadettangen, Lillestrøm stadion, Marienlyst stadion 1956: Apollonio Stadium, Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio 1960: Blyth Arena (final), Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink 1964: Messehalle, Olympiahalle 1968: La Patinoire Municipale, Le Stade de Glace 1972: Makomanai Ice Arena (final), Tsukisamu Indoor Skating Rink 1976: Messehalle, Olympiahalle (final) 1980: Olympic Center 1984: Skenderija II Hall, Zetra Ice Hall (final) 1988: Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Olympic Saddledome (final), Stampede Corral 1992: Méribel Ice Palace 1994: Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall, Håkon Hall (final) 1998: Aqua Wing, Big Hat (final)
21st century	2002: E Center (final), Peaks Ice Arena 2006: Palasport Olimpico (final), Torino Esposizioni 2010: Rogers Arena (final), UBC Thunderbird Arena 2014: Bolshoy Ice Dome (final), Shayba Arena 2018: Gangneung Hockey Centre (final), Kwandong Hockey Centre 2022: Wukesong Sports Center (final), Beijing National Indoor Stadium 2026: PalaItalia Santa Giulia (final), Fiera Milano

v t e Olympic venues in figure skating
20th century	1908: Prince's Skating Club 1920: Palais de Glace d'Anvers 1924: Stade Olympique de Chamonix 1928: St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink 1932: Olympic Arena 1936: Olympia-Kunsteisstadion 1948: Olympic Stadium 1952: Bislett Stadium 1956: Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio 1960: Blyth Arena 1964: Olympiahalle 1968: Le Stade de Glace 1972: Makomanai Ice Arena (final), Mikaho Indoor Skating Rink 1976: Olympiahalle 1980: Olympic Center 1984: Skenderija II Hall, Zetra Ice Hall 1988: Olympic Saddledome (final), Stampede Corral 1992: La halle de glace Olympique 1994: Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre 1998: White Ring
21st century	2002: Delta Center 2006: Palavela 2010: Pacific Coliseum 2014: Iceberg Skating Palace 2018: Gangneung Ice Arena 2022: Capital Indoor Stadium 2026: Mediolanum Forum NOTE: During the Olympic Games, venues that have naming rights sold may not use their name during the Olympic Games.