Calgary, Alberta

:This page refers to the city of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. For other places with the name Calgary, see Calgary (disambiguation)

Sports and recreation

Calgary held the 1988 Winter Olympic Games. Many of the Olympic facilities continue to function as major high performance training facilities for athletes around the world. Among the most notable of these are Canada Olympic Park and the Olympic Oval.

Related Topics:
1988 Winter Olympic Games - Canada Olympic Park - Olympic Oval

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Calgary's multipurpose arena, the Pengrowth Saddledome is shown at the right. The Olympic Saddledome (as it was formerly known) was the first modern arena in North America capable of accommodating an Olympic regulation-sized ice rink. Calgary's primary open-air stadium, McMahon Stadium, was the site of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics and is currently the venue for Calgary's Canadian Football League team, the Calgary Stampeders. The stadium has a capacity of nearly 40,000 and is the fifth largest in Canada.

Related Topics:
Pengrowth Saddledome - McMahon Stadium - Canadian Football League

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The Olympic Oval is primarily a speed-skating arena that can also accommodate hockey and high-performance training. The rink's ice is world-renowned, and it brings some of the best speed skaters in the world to the facility for training and competition. It was at this place where the likes of Catriona LeMay Doan and Cindy Klassen trained for their Olympic and world stardom.

Related Topics:
Olympic Oval - Catriona LeMay Doan - Cindy Klassen

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Professional sports teams

• Calgary Flames (Hockey/National Hockey League)
• Calgary Roughnecks (Lacrosse/National Lacrosse League)
• Calgary Stampeders (Football/Canadian Football League)
• Calgary Vipers (Baseball/Nothern League)

Amateur teams

• Calgary Dawgs (Baseball/Western Major Baseball League)
• Calgary Hitmen (Hockey/Western Hockey League)
• Calgary Canucks (Hockey/Alberta Junior Hockey League)
• Calgary Royals (Hockey/Alberta Junior Hockey League)
• Calgary Oval X-treme (Hockey/Western Women's Hockey League)

Outdoor recreation

Calgary is next to some of the most pristine natural scenery in the world. Banff National Park is about 125 km northwest of Calgary on the Trans-Canada Highway. 30 km west of the city is the town of Bragg Creek (and region). Another 45 km west of Bragg Creek is the Kananaskis Country improvement district.

Related Topics:
Banff National Park - Trans-Canada Highway - Bragg Creek - Region - Kananaskis Country

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Many Calgarians and millions of tourists enjoy activities such as biking, hiking, skiing, snowboarding, camping, and fishing in these great parks every year. The town of Banff hosts nearly five million visitors annually.

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Within Calgary itself, people make extensive use of the city's network of bike paths and large urban parks. For more extreme adventure, Canada Olympic Park offers bobsledding, luge, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, downhill skiing, and snowboarding in the winter. The Bow River is very popular among fly-fishermen. Golfing is also an extremely popular activity for Calgarians and the region has a very large number of courses.

Related Topics:
Canada Olympic Park - Bow River - Golfing

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Major parks in Calgary and vicinity

• Fish Creek Provincial Park, Canada's only provincial park located within a major city
• Nose Hill Park
• Inglewood Bird Sanctuary
• Stanley Park
• Prince's Island Park
• Prairie Winds Park
• Bowness Park
• Prince's Island Park
• Edworthy Park
• Confederation Park
• Kananaskis Country Provincial Improvemend District, approximately 60 km to the west and southwest
• Banff National Park, approximately 130 km to the west, UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Jasper National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Yoho National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Kootenay National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Dinosaur Provincial Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park