CAA Arena

Awesome arena! Lots of natural light, tons of parking. Close to the highway. Will hopefully play there again.

The rink is great! The staff are well trained. Although for female skaters they often forget to have an extra room available. But for most people including me I have no problem having a good time and playing hockey. Just make sure to remind them if you have a female player joining you for the skate.

Great centre with lots of activities for all age ranges.
Big issue is that the professional hockey team takes up almost the entire main front parking lot on a daily basis during their season.
Perhaps considering this is a public space for everyone professional athletes could park at the side and walk a few extra feet leaving the main parking by the front doors available for others.
Also many people who are NOT patients park in the massage and physio clinics' patient only parking spots which are already limited in number.

Nice facility. The AHL arena is a bit small but maybe that’s due to the small market. It’s still nice and you get a good view from any location. parking fills up fast during events. There’s also a nice pool and gym facility upstairs.

Went there 2017 November 1st for the first game played in Belleville by the Belleville Senators AHL team. I had never been in the arena before so I cannot make any comparisons with what it was like before the renovations.
I was worried about parking so arrived quite early and it was not hard to find a space. However, was advised that the lot I parked in would not be available for subsequent games so parking might end up a problem. There is a shuttle bus from the Quinte Mall which I might take in future.
The arena is part of a large complex with three other arenas plus aquatic and other sports facilities; all run by the City of Belleville. I think my tax dollars are well spent here, it is an impressive facility.
We got pretty good seats in the arena. They were a bit tight and the drink holders cut into my knees so I hope those will be removed. Sight lines were good, mind you were only about three rows from the ice itself.
Washrooms were hard to find and there was a massive line up, even at the men's. There were other washrooms but they were on the far side of the security line so they could not be used by people who didn't want to leave.
The arena has a big, hanging down display for graphics and game highlights. Senators video people were walking around getting pictures and video. One problem was that some of their video suffered from rolling shutter artifacts - verticall lines became jagged.
I didn't try out any of the concessions so cannot comment on the food and drinks.
For a small city the arena is impressive; perhaps a few things could be improved such as washrooms, parking and seats but overall I feel my tax dollars were well spent.