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Continuing in the tradition of the early arenas, the Joe Mavrinac Community Complex offers an ice surface for most of the year for the hockey players and figure skaters, and in the summer months the ice surface is removed to make room for other events, such as trade shows and concerts. In addition to an arena, the Joe also has squash courts, exercise rooms and a swimming pool - making it a truly multi-purpose facility in the community.

The arena remains the focal point, though. The larger than life paintings that surround the walls of the arena are of the 42 hockey players who have a connection with Kirkland Lake and went on to play in the National Hockey League. These paintings were created by Kirkland Lake artist Mark Didine.

The paintings also represent a connection between Kirkland Lake's hockey past with its players and the old Kirkland Arena, to the current arena that is home to the next generation of hockey stars.

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Joe Mavrinac Community Complex Wall Paintings
Circa 2005
Joe Mavrinac Community Complex, Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada


Credits:
Joe Mavrinac Community Complex
Original artwork by Mark Didine