The Pictou County Wellness Centre is a multi-purpose sporting facility located in Westville Road, Nova Scotia . The facility features 2 NHL sized hockey arenas, an olympic sized swimming pool, a fitness centre and, a gymnasium. The facility opened on December 6, 2012. The opening day featured a MHL game between the Pictou County Crushers and the Bridgewater Lumberjacks .
5-652: There are two arenas in the Pictou County Wellness Centre, one being the main arena called the Sobeys Arena, and the other, an auxiliary arena named, the Bell Aliant arena. The Pictou County YMCA calls the Pictou County Wellness Centre home as they are the owners of the pool, gymnasium and, fitness centre. In May 2013 it was announced that the John Brother MacDonald Stadium would be coming to
10-722: A close to help with the opening year deficit from the Wellness Centre of $ 445,500 and put the usage of the arenas from 42% to 74%. Three hockey teams play in the Pictou County Wellness Centre. The teams are, the Pictou County Crushers of the Maritime Junior Hockey League , the Weeks Major Midgets and the Wearwell Bantam Bombers (formerly Scotsburn Major Bantam Crushers). The rinks also hosts
15-885: The 2001 World Under 17 Hockey Championships (co-hosted with Truro ). In May 2008, it hosted the Fred Page Cup , the Eastern Canadian Junior A Championship tournament. The facility was renamed John Brother MacDonald Stadium after the long-time local coach and gym teacher at New Glasgow High School died in 2004, prior to which it was known as the New Glasgow Stadium. Demolition of the John Brother MacDonald Stadium began in January 2019. 45°34′42″N 62°38′40″W / 45.5782°N 62.6444°W / 45.5782; -62.6444 This article about
20-632: The Bantam Memorial hockey tournament annually. This article about a Canadian ice hockey arena is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a building or structure in Nova Scotia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . John Brother MacDonald Stadium The John Brother MacDonald Stadium (formerly New Glasgow Stadium ) was a multi-purpose arena in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia , Canada. With ice in,
25-757: The capacity including mezzanine was 3,013, while without ice the arena held 3,723. It was home to the Weeks Crushers of the Maritime Junior Hockey League from 2004 to 2012 and was home the Weeks Major Midgets of the Nova Scotia Major Midget Hockey League ( NSMMHL ), as well as the high school North Nova Education Centre Gryphons of the NSSAF Division I Hockey League. The venue hosted the Air Canada Cup (now Telus Cup), in 1997, and
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