Hovet (formerly known as Johanneshovs Isstadion or, in English: Johanneshov Ice Stadium) is an arena located in the

Johanneshov Johanneshov () is a district in Stockholm located at the intersection of national road 73 and national road 75 in the borough of Enskede-Årsta-Vantör, southern Stockholm, Sweden. The icehockey arena Hovet is located in Johanneshov, its cu ...

district of

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(

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) which is mainly used for

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s and corporate events. It was opened in 1955 as an outdoor arena, however a roof was added in 1962, and the arena interior has also been a subject to major renovation in 2002. The arena's main tenants are ice hockey clubs

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and

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. The official capacity is 8,094 spectators for

events and 8,300 during

History

The arena was officially inaugurated on 4 November 1955 with an ice hockey game between

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and

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, which Sweden won 7–2. The original designer was Swedish architect

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. A roof was added for the

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. During the autumn of 2002, every chair was replaced and a restaurant area was added at one of the short ends. Other than AIK and Djurgårdens IF, Hovet has been the regular home arena in different periods for

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, Stureby SK, Mälarhöjden/Västertorp, Brinkens IF, AC Camelen, and

Hammarby IF Hammarby Idrottsförening ("Hammarby Sports Club"), commonly known as Hammarby IF or simply Hammarby ( or, especially locally, ), is a Swedish sports club located in Stockholm, with a number of member organizations active in a variety of differe ...

. Since its inaugural year in 2008, Bajen Fans IF, renamed

after the former club, plays one game annually at Hovet. The

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finals were played at the Hovet. In May 2016 Hovet was used as the press centre for the

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, which was taking place next door in

Globen Avicii Arena, originally known as Stockholm Globe Arena and previously as Ericsson Globe, but commonly referred to in Swedish simply as Globen (; "the Globe"), is an indoor arena located in Stockholm Globe City, Johanneshov district of Stockh ...

. The flat ice rink area was covered making way for the press working area, accredited fan zone, filming and radio studios, and a press conference arena.

Future

In early 2016, plans were announced for a demolition of the arena in 2020 or later, and a renovation of Globen to better adapt to ice hockey, and to create wider space for residential buildings. The decision to demolish was made by SGA Fastigheter on 8 November 2017. On 20 June 2022, Stockholm Municipality finally announced that the arena will be demolished, as well as plans to refurbish the

Avicii Arena Avicii Arena, originally known as Stockholm Globe Arena and previously as Ericsson Globe, but commonly referred to in Swedish simply as Globen (; "the Globe"), is an indoor arena located in Stockholm Globe City, Johanneshov district of Stockh ...

. The ice hockey arena is expected to be demolished in 2025, and in its place an underground ice hockey rink is expected to be built.

References

External links

Hockeyarenas.net entry
{{Authority control Sports venues in Stockholm Indoor arenas in Sweden Indoor ice hockey venues in Sweden Djurgårdens IF Hockey AIK IF Hammarby IF Sports venues completed in 1955 1955 establishments in Sweden Ice hockey in Stockholm

History

Future

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