Home to the Portage Terriers Junior A hockey team and other minor hockey teams in the 1970s, the Centennial arena was expanded in 1980, adding a second indoor rink on the north side.
The same year, the Portage Terriers junior "A" hockey team was revived and became one of the arena's major tenants, along with the city's minor hockey teams. The city then expanded the Centennial Arena in 1980, adding a second indoor rink on the west side of the building. 
