Versowood Areena
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| Address | Urheilukatu 2 |
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| Location | Heinola, Finland |
| Coordinates | 61°12′15″N 26°02′47″E / 61.2041°N 26.0463°E |
| Owner | City of Heinola |
| Capacity | 2,975 |
| Surface | ice |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1983 |
| Opened | 1984 |
| Tenants | |
| Peliitat Heinola Heinola Ringette | |
Versowood Areena is an indoor arena in Heinola, Finland. The arena was built in 1984 and has a capacity of 2975 where 1500 can be seated and 1475 can stand. It is the home arena for Peliitat Heinola of the 2. Divisioona.[1]
History
Construction of the arena lasted from 1983 to 1984. The first match played was a test match friendly between the international squads Sweden and Finland which drew in a full crowd. The ceiling also holds the jerseys of Heinola greats Marko Nyman and Vesa Welling whose numbers 16 and 19 were retired by the team.[2]
References
- ^ "Versowood Areena". eruohockey.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ "Versowood Areena". jatkoaika.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.