Metro Ice Arena
{{Short description|Indoor arena in Lansing, Michigan}}
Metro Ice Arena was a 4,600-capacity, 34,000 square foot indoor arena located in Lansing, Michigan, United States. It hosted the International Hockey League's Lansing Lancers in the 1974–75 season.{{cite web |author=Written by AC |url=http://www.funwhileitlasted.net/tag/metro-ice-arena/ |title=Metro Ice Arena Archives • Fun While It Lasted at Fun While It Lasted |publisher=Funwhileitlasted.net |date= |accessdate=2017-07-03 |archive-date=2017-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719130608/http://www.funwhileitlasted.net/tag/metro-ice-arena/ |url-status=live }} The venue was converted to a movie theater in the early 1980s.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/204261825/|title=Theater may replace Delta arena; $6 million development in works|last=Alvarado|first=Yolanda|date=October 9, 1980|work=Lansing State Journal|page=B4|accessdate=June 23, 2018|archive-date=June 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624035859/https://www.newspapers.com/image/204261825/|url-status=live}}
Types of events held
Metro Ice Arena held a number of events during its time open, including rock concerts, public skating, hockey leagues, professional wrestling, and similar activities.[https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/picture-gallery/sports/2019/06/10/lansing-metro-ice-arena-futsal/1408706001/ Lansing's Metro Arena]
As of 2019, an investment group purchased the property and has plans to host the Lansing City Futstal franchise and planned to turn the arena into a "one-stop destination for sports and entertainment."{{Cite web|title=Remember Lansing's Metro Arena? Investors want to revitalize it with soccer, concerts|url=https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/picture-gallery/sports/2019/06/10/lansing-metro-ice-arena-futsal/1408706001/|access-date=2021-04-14|website=www.lansingstatejournal.com|language=en|archive-date=2024-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526163311/https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/picture-gallery/sports/2019/06/10/lansing-metro-ice-arena-futsal/1408706001/|url-status=live}}
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Category:Ice hockey venues in Michigan
Category:Defunct indoor arenas in the United States
Category:Defunct sports venues in Michigan
Category:Sports venues in Lansing, Michigan
Category:Indoor arenas in Michigan
Category:1980s disestablishments in Michigan
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