Victoria Memorial Arena was an ice hockey arena in Victoria, British Columbia , Canada. It was built in 1949 and demolished in 2003 due to poor acoustics and climbing maintenance costs.
6-668: Its nickname, the "Barn on Blanshard", was due to its design (rectangular with a curved roof, resembling a barn or aircraft hangar). The Victoria Shamrocks of the Western Lacrosse Association began play in 1950, one year after the arena's opening. The Victoria Maple Leafs of the Western Hockey League played in the arena in the 1960s. The arena hosted the Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey League between 1971 and 1994, when
12-509: A Canadian ice hockey arena is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Victoria Shamrocks The Victoria Shamrocks are a Senior A box lacrosse team, based in Victoria , British Columbia . The team competes in the 7-team Western Lacrosse Association (WLA). The Shamrocks entered the former Inter-City Lacrosse League, which is now the WLA, in 1950. The team became known as
18-627: The Peterborough Lakers 4 games to 2 in a classic, hard-fought series. Shamrocks' goaltender Anthony Cosmo was awarded the Mike Kelley Memorial Trophy as the series Most Valuable Player. Almost 10 years later, on September 11, 2015, the Victoria Shamrocks won their 9th Mann Cup, once again defeating the Peterborough Lakers 4 games to 2 in another hard-fought series. Shamrocks' forward Corey Small
24-630: The Victoria Pay Less in 1982 to reflect a major sponsorship by Pay Less Gas. The team readopted the Shamrocks name in 1995. The Shamrocks have won the Mann Cup Canadian National Championship a total of 9 times; in 1955, 1957, 1979, 1983, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2015. They have won a total of 21 Provincial Championships. Some of the greatest lacrosse players in the world have been proud to wear
30-494: The green and white, including Jack Bionda , Rick Brown, Archie Browning, Fred "Whitey" Severson, Geordie Johnston, "Bobby" Monaghan, Kevin Alexander, both Paul and Gary Gait , and John Tavares . The Shamrocks home arena features a "Wall of Fame" where many great players, coaches, trainers and managers who have been part of the team are enshrined. On September 16, 2005, the Victoria Shamrocks won their 8th Mann Cup, defeating
36-886: The team moved to Prince George . Afterward, the arena hosted the Victoria Salsa of the British Columbia Hockey League from 1994 to 2004. The replacement, Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre , now occupies the site. In 2004, the Jim Pattison Group agreed to pay $ 125,000 per year for 10 years to the City of Victoria for the Save-On-Foods name rights on Victoria's new arena, amidst unpopular public opinion. 48°25′53″N 123°21′38″W / 48.43139°N 123.36056°W / 48.43139; -123.36056 This article about
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