When you first see the bowl of the Memorial Centre the sight takes your breath away.Banners hang prominently from the ceiling and a gigantic portrait of HM the Queen smiles down from the far end of the ice.In one end there is a huge "gallery" section which extends back a full twenty-six rows, all the way to row "Z". Peterborough's Memorial Centre is notorious for its square corners; they're unlike any you've ever seen before.

A large marquee reads "Peterborough Memorial Centre" and the rest of the building is mainly done either in brown brick or aluminum siding.The ice is actually raised on a “stage” from ground level, which means that anyone in standing room winds up looking up at the players, just contributing to the sense of the sportsmen being performers.The arena is not laid out along sides like nearly every other hockey arena, but instead is laid out end-to-end.It's the OHL's finest museum and is well-worth arriving early to see properly.From the main lobby you have to walk up a few stairs to reach the arena - the ice isn't built at ground level, but a few feet above it.