Blacktown Ice Arena
Blacktown Ice Arena | |
Location | First Avenue, Blacktown NSW 2148 |
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Coordinates | 33°46′05″S 150°54′40″E / 33.768103°S 150.911206°E |
Owner | John Wilson |
Operator | Frank and Jean Hopkins |
Capacity | 500 (seating) |
Construction | |
Opened | May 1979 |
Closed | 28th October 2007 |
Demolished | 2007-2008 |
Builder | Dick Groenteman and Warren Pittstock |
Tenants | |
Blacktown City Ice Hockey Club (1980-1984) Blacktown City Flyers (1981-2007) Blacktown Bullets (1993-1999) Warringah Bombers (1998-2007) Western Sydney Ice Dogs (2002–2007) | |
Website | |
Blacktown Ice Arena |
The Blacktown international Ice Arena (also known simply as Blacktown Ice Arena) was an
History
Tom Breur opened the Blacktown International Ice Arena in Sydney's
Following a two-year gap, top level ice hockey returned to Blacktown in 2002 with the formation of the
Blacktown Ice Arena closed its doors on 28 October 2007 and was slowly demolished over the remainder of 2007 into the start of 2008.[9]
Events
Between 2002 and 2007, the ice rink annually hosted regular season Australian Ice Hockey League matches involving the Sydney Ice Dogs (known then as Western Sydney Ice Dogs) between the months of April and August.
In 2002, the rink hosted the Australian Ice Hockey League Championship Final. The final in 2002 was the first AIHL final where the historic Goodall Cup was the prize.[10] On Saturday 24 August, at 4:15pm, the Sydney Bears faced off with the Adelaide Avalanche in the final. The Sydney team finished the match Champions and were the first AIHL team to lift the Goodall Cup by defeating the South Australians 5–4 in a shootout.[11]
See also
References
- ^ a b Carpenter, Ross (4 May 2019). "Blacktown International Ice Arena". Legends of Australian Ice. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ Carpenter, Ross. "Kenning, George (1947- )". Legends of Australian Ice. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ Carpenter, Ross. "Green, Steven (1960 – )". Legends of Australian Ice. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ Carpenter, Ross. "A League of Their Own". Legends of Australian Ice. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Blacktown 1999 Superleague Champions". Sydney Ice Dogs. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ Carpenter, Ross. "Wilson, Anthony (1973 – )". Legends of Australian Ice. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ Carpenter, Ross. "Sekura, Chris (1975 – )". Legends of Australian Ice. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "History of the Australian Ice Hockey League". Australian Ice Hockey League. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Blacktown Ice Arena Closing". Seven Network. 23 October 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ Meltzer, Bill (28 May 2008). "Australia celebrates hockey centennial with gold". National Hockey League. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ Carpenter, Ross (16 March 2019). "AIHL Season 2002". Legends of Australian Ice. Retrieved 25 February 2020.