The Patinoire de Caen la mer (English: ''Ice rink of Caen la mer'') is an

ice rink An ice rink (or ice skating rink) is a frozen body of water and/or an artificial sheet of ice created using hardened chemicals where people can ice skate or play winter sports. Ice rinks are also used for exhibitions, contests and ice shows. The ...

Caen Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. It is the home arena of the

Drakkars de Caen Hockey Club de Caen is a French ice hockey team based in Caen, Normandy playing in the Division 1. The team is also known as "Drakkars de Caen" (Caen Longships). The team was formerly called the Léopards de Caen. The team was founded in 1968 a ...

of the

Ligue Magnus The Ligue Magnus, currently known as Synerglace Ligue Magnus for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's division of the French ice hockey pyramid, established in 1906. The league operated under a variety of names before taking that of its champion ...

, and the ACSEL figure skating club. It also offers public access to the ice rink for free skating and lessons.

History

The arena was opened on December 27, 1971. It was renovated in 2000.

Competitions

*The 1989 French Figure Skating Championships for singles and pairs were held here. *The

2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division II The following teams took part in the Division II tournament which was held in Caen, France. The winner of the group was promoted to Division I (renamed IA) for the 2012 championships, while the last-placed team in the group was relegated to Divis ...

were held here. *The Italian Men's National Ice Hockey Team beat the French National Team in a friendly warmup match for the

2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships The 2012 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were the 76th such event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. 46 teams representing their countries participated in six levels of competition. The competition also served as qualific ...

here.

References

External links

Official site

Indoor arenas in France Sports venues in Calvados (department) Buildings and structures in Caen Sports venues completed in 1971 {{Europe-icehockey-venue-stub