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Alpine Ice Sports Centre
Alpine Ice (also known as Alpine Ice Sports Centre) is an indoor ice sports and public skate centre, that opened in April 1985. It is located in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, in the inner-city suburb of Opawa. It is the current home venue of the Canterbury Red Devils in the New Zealand Ice Hockey League (NZIHL) and Canterbury Inferno in the New Zealand Women's Ice Hockey League (NZWIHL). The arena is the only operational indoor ice sports centre in Christchurch. History Christchurch ice rink history The first indoor ice rink in Christchurch was opened in 1952. Known as Centaurus Road Ice Rink, the venue was located in the southern-Christchurch suburb of Cashmere. The ice rink was owned by Mr. A F W Jones and the brothers Mr. Frank and Mr. George Kirkpatrick (Ice Rinks Chch Ltd). In 1953, the Centaurus Ice Skating Club was formed to utilise the facility along with the general public. On 5 July 1953, the ice rink was badly damaged by a fire but was repaired and remai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canterbury Red Devils
The Canterbury Red Devils is an ice hockey team based in Christchurch, New Zealand and are members of the New Zealand Ice Hockey League. The club plays their home games at the Alpine Ice Centre. Since their foundation in 2005 the team have won both the regular season title and the playoffs on four occasions with their most recent coming in the 2014 NZIHL season. History The Canterbury Red Devils were founded in 2005 and joined the New Zealand Ice Hockey League (NZIHL) for its inaugural season. In their debut season the Red Devils finished the regular season in last place and failed to qualify for the playoffs. They again missed the playoffs in 2006 after finishing third in the standings. In 2007 the Red Devils won their first regular season title, edging out the Botany Swarm on goal difference. The team advanced to their first finals appearance however lost to the Swarm. The Red Devils won their second regular season title in 2008 however, went on to lose to the Swarm in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |