Kongsvinger Ishall

{{Short description|Indoor ice hockey arena in Kongsvinger, Innlandet, Norway}}

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Kongsvinger Ishall is an indoor ice hockey arena located in the town of Kongsvinger in Kongsvinger Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,000-seat arena is the home of the Kongsvinger Knights ice hockey team. The arena is located on the same spot as the former indoor ice hockey rink in Kongsvinger, Kongshallen.

History

=Kongshallen=

Kongshallen, or the first Kongsvinger Ishall, opened 12 January 1992, as the 25. indoor ice hockey arena in Norway. The arena had a capacity of 550. In January 2013, the demolition of the arena started, to make place for a new and improved arena.{{Cite web |date=16 July 2012 |title=Hvem skal bygge ishall? |url=https://www.glomdalen.no/sport/hvem-skal-bygge-ishall/s/1-57-6151290 |access-date=23 July 2020 |website=www.glomdalen.no |publisher=Glåmdalen |language=Norwegian}}

=Kongsvinger Ishall=

Nye Kongsvinger Ishall, or the second Kongsvinger Ishall, with improved facilities and a capacity of 2000, was opened 23 November 2013, by Kongsvinger mayor Øystein Østgaard{{Cite web |date=24 November 2013 |title=Åpnet den nye ishallen |url=http://www.glomdalen.no/sport/article7001686.ece |access-date=2013-11-24 |publisher=Glåmdalen}} In its first home match after the opening, on 30 November 2013, Knights defeated local rivals Nes IK 7–2,{{Cite web |date=30 November 2013 |title=En perfekt aften for Knights |url=http://www.glomdalen.no/sport/article7016216.ece |access-date=2013-11-30 |publisher=Glåmdalen}} in front of a crowd of 1995 people.

References

Category:Indoor arenas in Norway

Category:Ice hockey venues in Norway

Category:2013 establishments in Norway

Category:Sports venues in Innlandet

Category:Sport in Kongsvinger