I recently did a mini road trip to Oshawa. For months, I debated whether to see Jann Arden in…read moreOshawa or Casino Rama. Technically, it's closer for me to work from home and head over to Oshawa than to go into the office and drive from Mississauga to Rama. So, I chose the former. Tribute Communities Centre is formerly General Motors Centre. I figured that out when I looked up in the venue and saw the Oshawa Generals hockey team's logo on the ceiling. Driving from Markham to this venue was straightforward. I strategically visited Arby's for dinner and drove down Ritson to the venue. I do not recommend parking across the street from the centre, unless you have mobility issues. For a concert, parking goes for $20. Instead, I parked at a lot a bit further down Athol Street East, just east of the venue. Parking was going for $10. The woman pointed where I should park and said that I had plenty of time to back into the spot. It was almost as if she knew what I had wanted to do with my car. The walk was less than five minutes away. Tribute Communities Centre is nice. It reminds me of Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg. It's a multipurpose venue for hockey games, concerts, and more. It's roomy. Staff are helpful and friendly. There are railings for people who need them. Accessibility designs are taken into consideration. There are a decent number of washroom stalls for women. I had floor seats (first row, seat 8). Floor seats are padded chairs. The sad thing is that they are so close together that I felt that I knew one couple intimately that night. I have seen Jann Arden more than any other musician in my life. She did not disappoint. The speaker system was working well. I got a great view of her show. I had a great time. Staff at his centre are extremely efficient. After everyone had got up from their seats in the floor area, you saw a swarm of staff members unlock all the chairs and start to fold them up. Wow! I'd come back here again for future events. I'll need to try the food next time. The woman next to me had ordered red wine that came in a clear cup with a lid. I love practicality! (363)

Not a bad seat in the house. Very family friendly, lots of contests and opportunity for free stuff…read more Keep your ticket stubs after a Gens game, chances are you can get something free with them! Even parking is cheap, $5! The screens by the scoreboard over the rink are a little small and if you're at an odd angle, they can be hard to see. My favourite part is Timbits Hockey. 2 full teams of tiny hockey players get out on the ice. It's truly adorable. Great venue, reasonably priced. Worth it!

Not to be confused with MLK Arena, which is named after something much more important than a…read morehousing listing website or the soccer league of North America. This is actually not the home of an MLS team or anything MLS related, weirdly enough. It's a small ice hockey stadium and a nice one. And it has a bar with good food as well. Nice service and friendly. So definitely a pretty good place to come and watch a hockey game. Although it's definitely of the amateur and smaller variety.

They have an ice rink for hockey, decent size and a huge indoor dome…read more One of the coldest domes I've been to. They have a heater which is on one side of the dome and the other 3 sides of the dome was freeeeeeeezing. If you have games here in the Winter time, do pack blankets and wear lots of layers! It was much warmer in my car than the dome =/ They do have a place to eat there as well. A bar that is open 24/7 with great food. The service there is impeccable! Despite people falling asleep in their chairs and around their tables, they walk around with a huge smile on their face! Great food and great drinks. Washrooms, not as great. Pretty standard and somewhat clean. Not their fault, lots of people have been going in and out using the washrooms all weekend during the tournaments. With that being said, there should have been someone checking the washrooms and taking out the garbage, filling toliet paper rolls, etc. That's it for now. Later fellow yelpers!

Elgin Barrow is the #1 rink in Richmond Hill. It's the home ice for all local rep teams: Stars,…read moreKings, Coyotes. The town's hockey office is here too, right behind the spectators seats of the main ice pad. The main rink has enough seats to host a Jr A or an OHL game. Alas, there is no JrA or OHL team in Richmond Hill. Hence these seats probably never get warm. The way this rink is built, the pillars and columns supporting the roof may block the view for those sitting the upper rows, which is a minus. That's just the way they used to build rinks bank in the day. The arena is warmer than most yet the ice is of decent quality. They have recently renovated the entire arena and the rink has received a sound proofing upgrade. Now it's not as echoey and noisy as before. The secondary rink has only a couple of small benches for the spectators. You can also watch the game or the practice through the glass from the hallway upstairs. The snack shop is usually open and offers coffee, tea and a limited variety of snacks. The pro shop is hardly ever works. At least I have not seen it open in a long while. There is one or two party rooms that are frequently booked for birthdays and other events. There are a few parking spots near the main entrance. There is a time limit there and the town is quick to write a ticket (don't ask me how I know LOL). There is a huge parking lot behind the building, in between the arena and the baseball diamond. And even more parking across the street.

A moment of nostalgia overcame me when, during a random yelp search, I came across this Yelp…read morelisting. As a kid growing up in Richmond Hill, this was minor league hockey Mecca. I can still recall getting my house league hockey assignments in novice and atom and knowing that the games would be in either Elgin Mills East or Elgin Mills west arena. As mentioned already, one side is definitely meant for the likes of a junior team, a seemingly larger ice surface, and tons of seating (far more than a gang of parents huddled together watching a 6am practice can fill). Having a game here as a youngster was like being drafter and playing in the NHL. The other side (much smaller) was meant for younger teams, house league, summer hockey, etc. While the spectator areas were limited, the best seats in the house were from the enclosed viewing deck above. Funny story about the latter, I was once playing goalie in house league and had been just told about the aggressive style of play of the once great Ron Hextal... I took the story far too literally and leveled a kid on the other team with an unsuspecting goalie paddle to the back. Ohhhh boy. Somehow I avoided getting into trouble Ha ha. But you can be the didn't come near MY crease ever again. Glad to hear it's received some much needed renovations as even playing here as a 7-10 year old in the early '90s I could tell the place needed work. But it was home, it's where I got my start and if I'm lucky enough to have kids one day, I'd love to see them play here one day (even if it's just a visiting game). How's that for a #TBT style review.

Wow. I live this place so much. My daughter so much fun playing with all the kids here. The…read morewaterpark is so much fun.

This was one of 3 arenas you would play or practice in if you grew up in Richmond Hill in their…read moreminor hockey league system. Typically Ed Sackfield was reserved for practices and the odd Select level team game against visiting teams. It has ample parking, lots of enclosed, heated viewing spaces for parents, and a fair amount of stands. I recall in the 90s that Ed Sackfield was kind of like the fancy arena, it was newer, slicker, had automatic doors (fancy fancy). The issues here were ventilation and figure skaters. Due to the larger ice surface here, it was prime training space for Figure Skaters and there was seldom a game where you didn't go ass over tea kettle from hitting a divot in the ice caused by a pair of figure skate toe picks. As for ventilation, there were many many instances where I developed severe headaches and asthma like symptoms within the first 20-30 minutes of stepping on the ice here after the Zamboni had cleaned the ice. Either the machine had issues or the exhaust was not being properly ventilated, and at the time I wasn't alone, others I played with exhibited similar symptoms. It's been a long time since I've been back so I'm sure those issues are all but remedied at this point. Would love to bring my kid here for skating one day

There's an incredible amount of hockey history in there: jerseys, equipment, old footage, trophies,…read moreand stories from different eras of the game. I liked that it wasn't just a room full of things behind glass, either. You can take your time with the history, then go try the interactive games and see how quickly your confidence disappears. Seeing the Stanley Cup up close was the highlight for me. I've watched players lift it my whole life, so standing right there beside it was pretty special. If you love hockey, give yourself plenty of time. I could have stayed longer.

My second time visiting the hockey hall of fame. Great place to spend a couple of hours if you're…read morea hockey fan. Tons of memorabilia, photos, and pieces of history to enjoy. Plus the always popular lord Stanley cup is on display and available for pictures. Tons of trivia to read and enjoy. I highly recommend it.

This place is located in Oshawa, first time here, would have never known this place existed. They…read morecelebrated their 100 years last year. This place is huge, there are rides, bowling, jungle gym and arcades. To be honest there are hardly any staff but I did see one of the workers at the tower ride sanitizing the seats in between people. Huge plus! They also have a bar and food as well, no wings. Usual pizza, fries, burgers. Overall pretty satisfied in this place. It's really nice and great to come again for sure! Rating 4.5/5

Perfect bowling great dining room and good coke I will come here more and try the Arcade apart…read morefrom that it a simple place with crazy slide

Caught a Toronto blue Jay's game, courtesy of my fiancé's neice and nephew while we were in town…read more Great seats, right behind home plate. Excellent view of the field, game, and all the action. Seats were comfortable if a little narrow. Lots of concession options for food and beverages. I'd return to see another game in the future.

I went to an Ed Sheeran Concert here. It was the 2nd day of his 3 day stop. The concert was fun and…read moreenjoyable. Having the CN Tower in the background was pretty cool to have in pictures. The concert was technically my 1st time visiting for a large event like this. I personally wouldn't really count the time I had an UNB* admission session at Rogers Centre in high school. Entering was pretty easy and lines won't that long, granted I entered when the 1st of 3 opening acts was on stage. There are tons of merch and food booths. For merch, go to one of the smaller merch booths not located byside the gates because the lines are much shorter. Food was pretty typical overpriced festival type food. I just brought a clear plastic water bottle to refill to avoid buying the bottles water. *UNB = University of New Brunswick

Video game bars are all the rage. It's definitely fun to do something other than sit at a bar and…read moredrink. I like that you pay a cover charge and you can play unlimited instead of having to pay per game. Drinks are decent price. The location is small, so there aren't a ton of seats, or games for that matter. But it's a fun place to go. I wouldn't say it good for large groups though.

There weren't as many video games as we thought would be here…read more It was fun for a little bit but everything is so close together, that you're way too close to other ppl while playing. I didn't care for that. I liked playing pinball the best. Those were cool. Drinks are of course overpriced. It's $10 per person to play as much as you want. No quarters required,unless you want to play the claw machine. Then u need money. They open at 4pm and on Saturday night, closed at 2am. We were only there for about an hour & 40 min. It's probably more fun for little kids to have a birthday party there with lots of friends. It's not a bad deal though if you love retro video games.