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| Address | 7 Dayton Drive |
|---|---|
| Location | Dundee, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°28′54″N 3°01′29″W / 56.481746°N 3.024628°W |
| Owner | Leisure and Culture Dundee |
| Operator | Leisure and Culture Dundee |
| Capacity | 2,700 (2,396 seated) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1998 |
| Opened | 2000 |
| Construction cost | £6.6 million |
| Tenants | |
| Dundee Stars Ice Dundee Dundee Tigers Dundee Comets | |
| Website | |
| dundeeicearena.co.uk | |
Dundee Ice Arena is a multi-purpose ice rink arena located in the Camperdown area of Dundee. The arena has a capacity of 2,400 seats making it the fourth largest ice rink arena by capacity in Scotland after the Braehead Arena, Murrayfield Ice Rink and the Fife Ice Arena.
It hosts a number of events such as Dundee Stars home hockey games[1] and figure skating competitions and is also the host venue for the 7th WUKF World Karate Championships which will be the first of its kind to be held in Scotland.
History
The Dundee Ice Arena was built in 2000 at a cost of £6.6 million and has running costs of approximately £400,000 per year. [2][3]
The Dundee Ice Arena opened allowing the Dundee Tigers SNL team to return to home ice after a decade of nomadic existence. The Tigers won the Scottish National League in the 2000/01 season in front of crowds regularly exceeding 1200 spectators.
Dundee Stars
For the 2001/02 season, the Dundee Stars ice hockey club was formed, making the ice arena their home venue. The Stars played initially in the British National League, 2001 - 2005, before competing in the SNL and Northern League for 5 seasons. Before stepping up to compete in the top professional league in the UK, the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) since the 2010/11 season. The Stars were formed in August 2001 and will celebrate their 20th Anniversary season, once the puck drops in September 2021.
The Dundee Stars regularly host crowds in excess of 1500 and most recently hosted the Fife Flyers on 22/2/20, for the first sell out (2400) at Dundee Ice Arena in the EIHL era.
Ice Dundee
Dundee Ice Arena is home to Ice Dundee, a fantastic group with some of the best figure skaters in the UK, who regularly compete for GB and Ireland at European and World Championships. They are coached by Simon Briggs and Debi Briggs
British Ladies number one and four time British Ladies Champion Natasha McKay currently trains at DIA, alongside British Ladies Number two Karly Robertson and British Ladies number three Danielle Harrison
World Karate Championships 2018
In 2018, the Dundee Ice Arena was the host venue of the 7th WUKF World Karate Championships, the largest sporting event to be held in Dundee as well as being the first city in Scotland to host the event. During the championships, the ice rink was converted into a platform which was used for the karate events, the ice arena therefore was temporary closed to let the conversion work begin.
References
- ↑ "Dundee Stars Ice Hockey Club Venue". Dundee Ice Services Ltd. Archived from the original on 7 March 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ↑ "Dundee's Ice Arena bucks national trend". Evening Telegraph (Dundee). 9 April 2008. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ↑ "Dundee Ice Arena - a Freedom of Information request to Dundee City Council". WhatDoTheyKnow. 4 January 2016.
