Archie Browning Sports Centre



The Archie Browning Sports Centre features an arena and a six-sheet curling rink, and is located just a five minute drive from downtown Victoria in the township of Esquimalt.

The centre has two seasons: ice and dry floor. During ice season (July – March), the arena is used for the following activities: ice hockey, figure skating, broomball, speed skating, and curling.

During dry floor season (April – June), the centre can host a variety of sporting functions including lacrosse, roller hockey, and ball hockey.

Fast Facts

-6-sheet curling rink
- NHL-size ice rink
-1,250 seating capacity
-adjacent to the Esquimalt Recreation Centre and its fitness centre
-adjacent to Bullen Park's natural turf field and outdoor lacrosse box

Facility Specs

Year completed 1960
Seating capacity 1250
Parking capacity 500
Medical room No
Warm up area No
Licensed for alcohol No
Official rooms
Food services Yes
Dressing rooms 2
Scoreboard
Sound system No
Owner Public
Office space No
Weight room / fitness facility Yes
Equipment storage No
Ticket box No
Media room No
Internet capability
Hospitality room No

Sport Hosting Services

SportHost Victoria
www.sporthostvictoria.com

SportHost Victoria, a Sport Tourism Partnership, is a collection of key sport and tourism industry leaders located in the Greater Victoria area. The goal of SportHost Victoria is to increase the quality and quantity of sporting events and activities hosted by Victoria.

The objective of SportHost Victoria is to position Victoria solidly in the national and international sport tourism market as an optimal environment for hosting first class sporting events. The services provided by SportHost Victoria assist event owners and sport organizations in accessing facilities, funding, accommodations, marketing, sponsorship, media relations and bid support.

Hosting Portfolio

2007 Junior 'B' Hockey Provincials

Facility Contact

Francis Mathieson
250-412-8525
Send e-mail to facility contact
Visit the Archie Browning Sports Centre website

More Information

Visit the Victoria destination page on HelloBC

Map and Directions

This facility is located in the
Vancouver Island region of BC
Facility Address:
1151 Esquimalt Road, Victoria, BC, V9A 3N6