The Mississauga Hershey Centre is a steriod induced version of a community centre. Offering sports and entertainment. Standing freely in a complex located in Mississauga, Ontario, across the street from Iceland Mississauga. It's the home arena of the Ontario Hockey League & the FC Canadian Soccer League. More currently, they are holding the 2011 Skate Canada International Championship.
Think YMCA but for pro's.
So I had come here for a concert a few years back but I had no idea that this Centre offered an activity zone.
The Centre also offers tons of events & ice rink activities.
Work reserved 2 hours of court time for our weekly activity lunch afternoon.
I was told this is how most of the courts are booked. They wont turn away walk In's but they definitely don't prefer it. Call ahead or check our the website to see all the different services they provide. I cannot comment on the price because work pays for it but from the looks of it, It can't be too cheap.
The place is massive. For change rooms or lockers, you will have to talk to the front desk. They will ask for id.
Parking is all over the place. There's entrance/exit doors all around the place.
This week we had Volleyball. To get to the courts you would have to go downstairs. They have an indoor soccer field that almost made me do a quadruple take on the players. Sigh.
I support soccer players running shirtless. It's a serious issue.. The stamina.. the legs...... .Sigh. Drool. Sigh. Sigh.
Anyhoot. - The courts are very clean. The equipment is of very good quality and I especially like the glass walls to the soccer field.
If this centre was located in Toronto, I can only imagine the obstacles - traffic,parking,waiting for courts, overbooking, older amenities etc. Mississauga is fantastic! - Hate the game not the playa.
2 things I learned today : I can play Volleyball in Uggs & my fantasy of marrying a soccer player has been reconfirmed.
xoxo
M.