Miskolc Ice Hall ( hu, Miskolci Jégcsarnok) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in
Miskolc,
Hungary. It is primarily used for ice sports and is the home arena of Hungarian top division
ice hockey club
Miskolci JJSE Miskolci may refer to
*Miskolc, a city in Hungary
**Miskolci AK, a Hungarian football club based in Miskolc
**Miskolci VSC, a Hungarian football club based in Miskolc
**Miskolci VLC
Miskolci Vizilabda Club is a water polo club from Miskolc, Hungar ...
.
Construction
The Municipality of Miskolc decided in the summer of 2004 to build an ice rink in the
People's Garden
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The People's Garden (in Hungarian: ''Népkert)'' is a park in Miskolc, Hungary. With an area of 56.921 m2, it is the third largest park of Miskolc (after Tapolca-Hejőliget and Csanyik, but since those are in t ...
, next to the municipal
sports arena. The initial plans were to cover the ice rink with awning at an estimated cost of 310 million
Hungarian Forint (approximately US$1.5 million), thus the ice season could be extended. In 2005, however, the representative body of the local government voted for the construction of a multifunctional hall. The project cost was calculated for about 480 million Hungarian Forint (US$2.3 million), which eventually rose to 1.1 billion Hungarian Forint (US$5.3 million). The building and its unique wooden roof was designed by László Rostás and his architect group, Arc Építész Kft.
Technical details
The arena has 1,800 m² ice surface which makes it suitable to host qualified international events. The ice surface can be covered with a moveable floor thus the multifunctional sports hall can arrange other sports and public events. The grandstand is divided to 10 sectors and has 1,304 seats and an additional 30-seats VIP box. The hall has a complete backroung service (dressing rooms, technical rooms, etc.) and is equipped with modern technical equipment. The ceiling-mounted lighting system can produce 1200–1400 Lux, which makes the arena suitable for television broadcasting.
Opening
The technical acceptance procedure was completed on March 27, 2006, and the ice hall was opened for the public on April 2 with a show night, where among others Miskolc-born
European Champion figure skater
Júlia Sebestyén
Júlia Sebestyén (; born 14 May 1981) is a Hungarian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2004 European Champion and 2002–2010 Hungarian national champion. At the 2004 European Figure Skating Championships, she became the first Hun ...
, and the local synchronized skating club performed. From April 3 to April 9, the arena hosted the
2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
The 2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I were a pair of international under-18 ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I tournaments made up the second level of competition at the 2006 IIHF World ...
.
References
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Indoor arenas in Hungary
Indoor ice hockey venues in Hungary
Buildings and structures in Miskolc