Sarnia Arena

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Sarnia Arena

Location	134 Brock Street South Sarnia, Ontario N7T 2W2
Broke ground	1948
Opened	1948
Owner	City of Sarnia
Operator	City of Sarnia
Tenants	Sarnia Sting (OHL) (1995 – 1997) Sarnia Sailors (OHASr) (1953 – 1954) Sarnia Legionnaires (WOHL) (1954 – 1968) Sarnia Legionnaires (Jr. A) (1968 – 1970) Sarnia Bees (WOHL) (1969 – 1995) Sarnia Steeplejacks (1995 – 1999) (WOHL) Sarnia Steeplejack Bees (1999 – 2001) (WOHL) Sarnia Blast (2001 – present) (WOHL)
Capacity	Ice hockey: 2,302

The Sarnia Arena is a 2,302 capacity arena in Sarnia, Ontario. Located at the corner of Wellington and Brock Streets, it is the largest arena owned by the city of Sarnia. It was built in 1948 and is currently home to the Sarnia Blast of the Western Junior B Hockey League, as well as minor hockey teams and minor hockey tournaments.

While used primarily for ice hockey, it is also used for skating lessons, public skating sessions, the circus, high school graduation ceremonies, and other special events.

The Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League played at the arena briefly in the mid-1990's while the Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre was under construction. The arena was not large enough to host the OHL team permanently, and the Sting were only allowed to move to Sarnia on the condition that the SSEC be built.