Music would not be the only source of leisure activities that would take place in the park. Rotary Park would become the home of hockey in Bowmanville; in 1948 Bowmanville Memorial Arena was built. “The arena had a seating capacity of 640, as well as standing room for another 330”. The building capacity would be far exceeded roughly 1500 starting in 1962-63 when the Oshawa Generals featured a rookie by the name of Bobby Orr (some of you may have heard of him). Bowmanville would continue to host games up until the Oshawa Civic Auditorium was finished in 1964.