Perth Ice Arena
{{Short description|Ice sport facility in Perth, Western Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Perth Ice Arena
| logo_image = Perth Ice Arena Logo.png
| image = Perth Ice Arena - 2018-04-27.jpg
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| nickname =
| location = 708 Marshall Road, Malaga WA 6090
| opened = {{Start date and age|p=yes|2009}}
| surface = {{convert|60|x|30|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| capacity = 600 (seating)
| tenants = Perth Thunder (2012-present)
West Coast Ice Hockey Club (present)
| website = {{URL|www.perthicearena.com}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|31|51|25|S|115|54|17|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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The Perth Ice Arena (also known as Perth Ice Arena Centre.) is an ice sports and public skate centre, built in 2009 and located in the suburb of Malaga, in Perth Western Australia. The arena serves as the home ice rink for the Perth Thunder in the Australian Ice Hockey League and West Coast Ice Hockey Club who compete in WA state leagues.
Facilities
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Events
Perth Ice Arena regularly hosts figure skating (including academy), ice hockey, functions (including birthday parties, social clubs, bucks and hens nights and youth groups), disco nights and general public sessions.{{cite web | url=http://perthicearena.com/index.html | title=Perth Ice Arena | publisher=www.perthicearena.com | access-date=2019-04-28 }}
Since 2012, the arena has annually hosted fourteen regular season Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) matches involving Perth Thunder between the months of April and August.{{cite web | url = http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/custom_page.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&pageid=10074#history | title = History of the Australian Ice Hockey League | publisher = Australian Ice Hockey League | access-date = 20 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401163807/http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/custom_page.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&pageid=10074 |archive-date=2012-04-01 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/perth-thunder-granted-license-for-2012-season-of-national-ice-hockey-league/story-e6frg1wu-1225965712980|title=Perth Thunder granted license for 2012 season of national ice hockey league |last=Foreman|first=Glen|work=PerthNow|publisher=Sunday Times|date=4 December 2010|access-date=20 June 2011}}
The Perth Ice Arena in 2016 played host to one of the USA vs Canada Ice Hockey Classic exhibition matches.{{cite web | url=https://www.nhl.com/news/wayne-gretzky-to-play-exhibition-game-in-australia/c-280995764 | title=Gretzky to play exhibition game in Australia | publisher=National Hockey League | date=2016-06-19 | access-date=2019-04-28 }} Team Canada defeated Team USA 6-5 in a shootout in game two.{{cite web | url=https://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2016/06/19/team-canada-edge-team-usa-in-perth/ | title=Team Canada edge Team USA in Perth | publisher=www.icehockeynewsaustralia.com | date=2016-06-19 | access-date=2019-04-28 }} The series has been running since 2015 and has brought a number of current and past NHL players and coaches along with a host of AHL and ECHL players to Australia and New Zealand during that time.{{cite web | url= https://www.smh.com.au/sport/the-great-one-wayne-gretzky-to-promote-ice-hockey-in-australia-20160619-gpmi2r.html | title= 'The Great One' Wayne Gretzky to promote ice hockey in Australia | publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=2016-06-19 | access-date=2019-04-28 }} Players and coaches donate their time to raise money for the STOPCONCUSSIONS Foundation and awareness of the sport of ice hockey to Australia and New Zealand.{{cite web | url=https://www.theroar.com.au/2015/06/08/2015-ice-hockey-classic-spreads-hockey-gospel-thousands-sydney/ | title=The 2015 Ice Hockey Classic spreads the hockey gospel | publisher=www.theroar.com.au| first=Andrew | last=Kitchener | date=2015-06-07 | access-date=2019-04-28 }}
See also
{{Portal bar|Ice hockey|Western Australia|Australia}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://perthicearena.com.au/}}
- [http://www.theaihl.com/ Australian Ice Hockey League]
- [http://westcoasticehockey.com.au/ West Coast Ice Hockey]
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{{Ice hockey in Australia}}
Category:Ice hockey venues in Australia
Category:Sports venues in Perth, Western Australia
Category:2009 establishments in Australia
Category:Sports venues completed in 2009
Category:Indoor arenas in Australia
Category:Figure skating venues in Australia