Arenas
The Ottawa 67's played the first half of their 1967–68 inaugural season at the Robert Guertin Arena in Hull, Quebec until completion of the new arena at Lansdowne Park.
Ottawa Civic Centre
The Ottawa 67's have played at the Ottawa Civic Centre, since January 1968. The Centre has the largest capacity of all current OHL arenas. The arena's name changes each Ottawa 67's season. The team holds a draw among local suppliers. The winner for 2011–12 was J. Benson Cartage. The entry fee was the price of two season tickets and a corporate suite for one night. The name is reflected in the centre-ice circle, the marquee on Bank Street, and in all 67's communications. The arena was first renamed the Urbandale Centre in 2009 after Jeff Hunt, owner of the Ottawa 67's invited bids of $1,000 each to brand the then Civic Centre. Urbandale Construction had been a long-time sponsor of the 67's. For 2010–2011, the 67's renamed the centre the Rona Centre. The building, owned by the City of Ottawa, is officially known as the Civic Centre.
- Capacity = 9,862
- Ice Size = 200' x 85'
The design of the Centre is unique in that it is built into the side of a football stadium, and includes a large conference hall under its north stands. The seating in the Centre is almost all on the north side and ends of the arena, with very few seats on the south side towards the football stadium.
The Centre has played host to many OHL and CHL events including:
- The Memorial Cup in 1972 and 1999.
- The Chrysler Challenge Cup in 1986 and 1987.
- The Hershey Cup in 2002.
The Centre has also been the brief home to the NHL's Ottawa Senators and the WHA's Ottawa Nationals & Ottawa Civics.
Scotiabank Place
The Ottawa 67's also play the occasional home game at Scotiabank Place. Twice the 67's played host to an interleague game versus the Gatineau Olympiques of the QMJHL. On December 30, 2004 the arena hosted the largest crowd ever witnessed in the Ontario Hockey League as 20,081 people saw the Ottawa 67's defeated by the Kingston Frontenacs. This came as a result of the arena seating capacity being expanded by 2,000 seats.
In early February 2012, it was announced that the 67's would move to the Scotiabank Place for two seasons while renovations were finished at the Ottawa Civic Centre. This came as a result of delays in construction originally planned to allow the 67's to stay at the civic centre through the rebuild but now a closed site is needed to meet deadlines to allow NASL and CFL expansion.
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