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The Billy Gebbie Arena , occupies a portion of the Glengarry Sports Palace (which also includes a branch of the SD&G County Library, a community hall, two baseball diamonds, and a soccer field), has been the home of the Alexandria Glens since 1976. The arena is also home for the Alexandria & District Minor Hockey Association, Glengarry Girls Hockey Association, and the Alexandria Ladies Ball Hockey League. It is located in Alexandria, Ontario , and has a capacity of 500+ for hockey games.

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6-566: When the ice is out (typically from April through August), the arena floor hosts a number of events, including the Alexandria & District Chamber of Commerce Trade Show and once every three years the Glengarry Sports Hall of Fame induction dinner/ceremony. The community hall attached to the rink is rented throughout the year for numerous events, public and private. The final games of the 7-game 2007 EOJBHL championship series were held at

12-610: A dedicated developmental league to the Central Canada Hockey League and renamed the league Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2. Initially, the league was to downsize to twelve teams (one feeder club for each Tier 1 team), however it reduced to 16 teams, eliminating 6 of the current franchises, including the Akwesasne Wolves, Morrisburg Lions, Almonte Thunder, Gananoque Islanders, Gatineau Mustangs and Shawville Pontiacs. In May 2015, Gatineau announced they were joining

18-672: The Alexandria Glens games is Paul Lalonde. The following numbers are retired by the Alexandria Jr.B Glens and hang from the rafters: 45°18′46″N 74°38′43″W  /  45.3127°N 74.6454°W  / 45.3127; -74.6454 Gatineau Mustangs The Gatineau Flames are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Buckingham, Quebec . The team is a member of the Quebec Junior Hockey League , but

24-656: The Billy Gebbie Arena, where the Glens won game 7, defeating Gatineau Mustangs 4-0 and won the series 4 games to 3. The arena also host the Annual Little Nashville Tabc Jr. Country Festival and the 1st Annual Rideau-St. Lawrence Showcase for the Alexandria Glens in 2008. The Alexandria Jr.B Glens will be hosting the EOJHL Fall Classic on October 17, 18 and 19, 2013. The public address announcer for

30-595: The Mustangs hosted the 2006 Coupe Dodge , the Hockey Quebec Junior "AA" championships. Coming in the Mustangs defeated Les Rebels de Trois-Pistoles 4-3, and then beat the Express de Suroît 6-5. In the first elimination round the Mustangs were defeated by the eventual finalist, Marquis de Jonquière, in an 8-5 heart breaker. At the conclusion of the 2014-15 season, the league announced it was re-organizing to become more of

36-778: Was a member of the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League for decades, ending in 2015. Originally known as the Voisins de Papineau (Papineau Neighbours), the Neighbours lost in the 1999 final and won the 2000 Eastern Ontario Junior "B" title despite being from the Province of Quebec . In 2002, the team became the Buckingham Mustangs. In 2003, the team expanded their name by becoming the Gatineau Mustangs. In 2006,

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