Two new sports venues opened up in Hamilton, Ontario in 2007-08, both of which are on the McMaster University grounds. The first is the $23-million Ronald V. Joyce Stadium, and the second is the $30-million David Braley Athletic Centre.
The 6,000-seat Ronald V. Joyce Stadium is primarily a football stadium, with officials at McMaster University suggesting it may be the best soccer venue in the Golden Horseshoe after Toronto's BMO Field. It has tried to position the stadium for extensive soccer use. Extensive renovations were also done to the gym at the Ivor Wynne Centre. Total cost of the upgrades was $54 million.
Ice arenas
Hamilton Arena Listing:
Stadiums
- A.A.A. Grounds, is a park that was home to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1872âÂÂ1949.
- Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium, 3,000 seater at the Mohawk Sports Park
- Ivor Wynne Stadium, 30,000 seater. Now the site of the current Hamilton Stadium. Former home of the CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
- Hamilton Stadium 24,000 seat stadium. Current Home of the Hamilton Tiger-cats
- Brian Timmis Stadium, 5,000-seat soccer stadium.
- Ron Joyce Stadium (McMaster University), 6,000 seat stadium, opened in 2007.
Athletic centres
Race tracks
- Flamboro Downs, Canada's fastest half-mile harness horse racing track.
- Flamboro Speedway, 1/3-mile semi banked asphalt oval auto racing track. It was established in 1961 and has provided excellent grass roots stock car racing action every year since, making it one of Canada's longest-running stock car tracks.
Marinas
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