Preston Arena

The Preston Arena was an indoor arena located at the intersection of Lowther and Moore Streets in what was then Preston, Ontario (present day Cambridge, Ontario). The arena was built in 1913 and could hold 2,500 spectators. The arena contained tiers of wooden platforms for seating. The arena is noted as being home to the legendary Preston Rivulettes women's ice hockey team, which was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963. The arena was used up until about 1949. After that point it was used as a storage facility. Among some of the other teams to play in the arena were the Preston Vets. The arena was also home to minor, high school, and Junior B hockey. In 1947 a plebiscite was held to have the town take over the arena for the price of $13,500. The proposal lost by a margin of about 7 to 1. The arena fell out of use shortly thereafter.

The residents in town had to go to Hespeler or Galt for minor hockey. By 1958 the Preston Memorial Arena and Community Centre opened on Chestnut Street South at Hamilton Street. That facility was destroyed by fire in 1971. That arena was replaced by the Preston Memorial Auditorium which opened in 1972. The Karl Homuth Arena opened in 1974 on the site of the burnt down arena.