Monitor ERP Arena
{{Short description|Indoor arena in Gävle, Sweden}}
{{Infobox venue
| name = Monitor ERP Arena
| former_names = {{Ubl | Gavlerinken (1967–2006 | Läkerol Arena (2006–2014) | Gavlerinken Arena (2014–2019))}}
| image = Monitor ERP Arena.jpg
| caption = Interior
| logo_image = Monitor ERP Arena 2021.jpg
| logo_caption = Exterior
| location = Gävle, Sweden
| coordinates = {{coord|60|41|28|N|17|07|56|E|region:SE-X_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground =
| opened = {{Start date and age|28 September 1967}}
| renovated = 2006
| owner = Brynäs IF (2005–present)
Gävle Municipality (1967–2005)
| tenants = Brynäs IF (HockeyAllsvenskan)
| seating_capacity = Ice hockey: 7,909
}}
Monitor ERP Arena, formerly named Gavlerinken Arena (2014–2019), Läkerol Arena (2006–2014) and Gavlerinken (1967–2006), is an indoor sporting arena located in Gävle, Sweden. The capacity of the arena is 7,909 for ice hockey games and 11,000 for concerts which makes it the 8th largest ice hockey arena in Sweden.{{cite web |url=http://ww2.brynas.se/gavlerinken/arenan/fakta/ |title=Gavlerinken Arena |language=sv |access-date=9 September 2019}} The arena is the home arena of the Brynäs IF ice hockey team.
The arena had in the early 2010s two 4 kW vertical axis wind turbine manufactured by Urban Green Energy. They have since been removed.{{cite web |url=http://egenel.etc.se/nyhet/snurr-på-taket-i-gävle |title=Snurr på taket i Gävle |language=sv |work=ETC |date=18 March 2011 |access-date=4 June 2014}}
History
Originally named Gavlerinken, the arena was opened on 28 September 1967.{{cite web|url=https://www.svenskafans.com/hockeyzon/gavlerinken-en-anrik-50-aring-576073.aspx|title=Gavlerinken – en anrik 50-åring|publisher=Svenska fans|language=sv|author=Viktor Alner|date=28 September 1967|access-date=19 March 2018}} In 2005, the municipality of Gävle sold the arena to Brynäs IF which re-built it and sold the naming rights to Leaf Candy Company, manufacturer of the Läkerol pastilles, and it re-opened as Läkerol Arena on 13 November 2006. After the municipality of Gävle re-acquired the naming rights in June 2014, they changed the name of the arena to Gavlerinken Arena for the following five seasons (through 2018–19).{{cite web |url=http://www.brynas.se/artikel/55590 |title=Gävle kommun går in som huvudpartner till Brynäs IF |language=sv |publisher=Brynäs IF |date=3 June 2014 |access-date=4 June 2014}} Following the expiration of this deal, on 20 September 2019 a new deal was reached with Monitor ERP System to rename the arena Monitor ERP Arena for the following five seasons (through 2023–24).{{cite news|url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/hockey/shl/just-nu-brynas-arena-byter-namn/|title=Klassiska Gavlerinken skrotas – byter namn|language=sv|work=Expressen|last1=Larsson|first1=Johan|last2=Pinheiro Diamant|first2=Jonatan|date=20 September 2019|access-date=2 October 2019}}
In 2007 and 2016, the arena hosted a semi-final of Melodifestivalen.
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.hockeyarenas.net/index.php3?page=3000&lang=en&ctID=se&arID=1183 Hockeyarenas.net entry]
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Category:Indoor arenas in Sweden
Category:Ice hockey venues in Sweden
Category:Buildings and structures in Gävle
Category:Sports venues completed in 1967
Category:Sports venues in Gävleborg County
Category:Sports venues completed in 2006