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== Sports and recreation == [[Image:Henderson Lake.jpg|thumb|right|Henderson Lake]] Lethbridge has designated 16 percent of the land within city boundaries as parkland, including the {{convert|755|ha|acre|abbr=off}} [[Oldman River valley parks system]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Stantec Consulting |title=Bikeways and Pathways Master Plan |publisher=City of Lethbridge |date=March 2007 |url=http://www.lethbridge.ca/home/City+Hall/Departments/Parks+-+Pathways+-+Trails/Whats+New/What+New.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927024139/http://www.lethbridge.ca/home/City%2BHall/Departments/Parks%2B-%2BPathways%2B-%2BTrails/Whats%2BNew/What%2BNew.htm |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |access-date=April 28, 2007}}</ref> It has facilities for field sports, numerous baseball diamonds, the Spitz Stadium,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bullsbaseball.com/|title=The Official Website of the Lethbridge Bulls: Home|website=www.bullsbaseball.com|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-date=June 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617154607/https://bullsbaseball.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Nicholas Sheran Park]] (a disc golf course), two [[skatepark]]s, a [[BMX]] track, a [[climbing wall]], a dozen tennis courts, and seven pools. It is home to five golf courses, including the award-winning Paradise Canyon Golf Resort, and is within {{cvt|30|km}} of several others.<ref name="choose-leth-rec"/> Built for the [[1975 Canada Winter Games]], the [[VisitLethbridge.com Arena]], formerly the |ENMAX Centre, is Lethbridge's multipurpose arena. The 6,500-seat facility has hosted concerts, three-ring circuses, multicultural events, national [[curling]] championships, basketball events, banquets, skating events and is home to the [[Lethbridge Hurricanes]], a major [[Western Hockey League]] franchise. The arena has a running track, racquetball and squash courts, and a full-size ice rink.<ref>{{cite web|title=ENMAX Centre |publisher=City of Lethbridge |url=http://www.lethbridge.ca/home/City+Hall/Departments/ENMAX+Centre/default.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206042227/http://www.lethbridge.ca/home/City%2BHall/Departments/ENMAX%2BCentre/default.htm |archive-date=February 6, 2007 |access-date=February 16, 2007}}</ref> In 1997, the {{cvt|58000|sqft|order=flip}} Servus Sports Centre (originally the Lethbridge Soccer Centre) was built directly south of the ENMAX Centre and added two regulation size indoor soccer pitches to the complex.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lethbridge Soccer Centre |publisher=City of Lethbridge |url=http://www.lethbridge.ca/home/City+Hall/Departments/Leisure+and+Recreation+Services/Other+Recreational+Facilities/Soccer+Centre/Lethbridge+Soccer+Centre.htm |access-date=February 16, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040903052805/http://www.lethbridge.ca/home/City%2BHall/Departments/Leisure%2Band%2BRecreation%2BServices/Other%2BRecreational%2BFacilities/Soccer%2BCentre/Lethbridge%2BSoccer%2BCentre.htm |archive-date=September 3, 2004}}</ref> The Lethbridge Kyodokan Judo Club facility is located next to the Community Savings Place, and has been a Judo Canada Regional Training Centre since 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.judoalberta.com/index.php/judo-canada-regional-training-centre-lethbridge/|title=Judo Canada Regional Training Centre Lethbridge|work=Judo Alberta|access-date=November 14, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=November 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114100456/http://www.judoalberta.com/index.php/judo-canada-regional-training-centre-lethbridge/|url-status=live}}</ref> On the city's west side, Phase 1 of the [[Cavendish Farms Centre]], formerly the ATB Centre, a recreation complex, opened in 2016 and houses two hockey rinks and the Lethbridge Curling Club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lethbridge.ca/Things-To-Do/Arenas-Ice-Centres/Pages/ATBCentreArenas.aspx|title=ATB Centre|website=www.lethbridge.ca|language=en-US|access-date=November 14, 2018|archive-date=November 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114060604/https://www.lethbridge.ca/Things-To-Do/Arenas-Ice-Centres/Pages/ATBCentreArenas.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> Phase 2 of this project The [[Cor Van Ray YMCA]] opened in May 2019 <ref>{{cite web |title=ATB Centre β Phase 2 (D-6) |url=https://www.lethbridge.ca/living-here/Projects-Initiatives/Current-Projects/Pages/ATB-Centre-Phase-2.aspx |website=www.lethbridge.ca |access-date=October 8, 2019 |archive-date=October 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008020933/https://www.lethbridge.ca/living-here/Projects-Initiatives/Current-Projects/Pages/ATB-Centre-Phase-2.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> and includes a field house with basketball courts and a 300m running track, as well as an aquatics centre with slides and a wave pool. Several winter sports venues are in or near Lethbridge. The city has six indoor ice arenas with a total ice area of {{cvt|11,220|m2}} and a total seating capacity of 8,149. Other than the ENMAX Centre, all ice surfaces are available from October to April only. Lethbridge is {{cvt|150|km}} east of the [[Castle Mountain Resort|Castle Mountain ski resort]].<ref name="choose-leth-rec"/> Lethbridge hosted the inaugural championship match for the [[Western Women's Canadian Football League]] in 2011, while the city's WWCFL team, the [[Lethbridge Steel]], played in three straight title matches from 2012 to 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Piller |first=Thomas |date=July 6, 2014 |title=Saskatoon Valkyries capture 4th WWCFL championship |work=Global News |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/1435765/saskatoon-valkyries-capture-fourth-wwcfl-championship/ |access-date=July 17, 2023}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |+ Current amateur teams |- ! Team !! Sport !! League |- |[[Lethbridge Bulls]] || Baseball || [[Western Canadian Baseball League]] |- |[[Lethbridge Eagles]]|| Hockey || [[Alberta Junior Female Hockey League]] |- |[[Lethbridge Hurricanes]] || Hockey || [[Western Hockey League]] |- |[[Lethbridge Steel]] |Canadian Football |[[Western Women's Canadian Football League]] |}
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