Max Bell Centre, Ice hockey arena in Albert Park/Radisson Heights, Calgary, Canada
The Max Bell Centre is an ice hockey arena in Calgary's Albert Park/Radisson Heights, seating 2,121 for hockey with standing room for over 3,000. A second sheet of ice was added in 2007, and the city completed $14 million in renovations in 2022. The main rink, where the Calgary Canucks play, was renamed the Ken Bracko Arena in 2017. The building sits behind an asphalt parking lot, its facade banded in red siding with yellow and dark panels above glass windows and dark doors.
The Max Bell Centre hosted curling and short-track speed skating as demonstration events at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. A second sheet of ice was added in 2007, and in 2017 the rink used by the Calgary Canucks was renamed the Ken Bracko Arena. The city completed $14 million in renovations in 2022.
The arena is named after Max Bell, a Calgary publisher, philanthropist and businessman. Since 2016 its surrounding grounds have hosted the annual Chasing Summer electronic music festival, which moved there from Fort Calgary; the 2026 edition ran on August 1-2.
The arena sits in Albert Park/Radisson Heights in southeast Calgary, with an asphalt parking lot in front of the entrance. Two ice sheets operate inside, the Ken Bracko Arena and a second rink added in 2007, so check which sheet your game or skate is on. The grounds around the building host the Chasing Summer electronic music festival each summer.
The building's grounds have hosted the Chasing Summer electronic music festival since 2016, when it moved from Fort Calgary; the 2026 edition ran on August 1–2. The arena also holds Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League games, a use beyond ice hockey.
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