Newport and District Arena

The Newport and District Arena (also known as the Brooklyn Arena) was an indoor arena lcoated in Newport, Nova Scotia. The arena opened around 1975. The arena was home to the Avon River Rats junior hockey team who played in the Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League until the roof of the arena collapsed and the walls buckled on March 30, 2015. The arena was replaced by the Newport Arena which opened in 2016 as part of a larger Newport Recreation Centre.