The Penrith Ice Palace (also known as Penrith Ice Rink.) was an

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and public skate centre, located west of

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in Penrith,

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. It permanently closed on Wednesday 29 June 2022 It served as the home ice rink of the Penrith Valley Figure Skating Club,

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teams Sydney Sabres (formally Sydney Lightning) and Sydney Wolf Pack (formally Sydney Maple Leafs). It twice was the home venue of the

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(AIHL) team

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between 2007–11 and 2015-16.

Facilities

Facilities at Penrith Ice Palace are detailed below: * 60 m × 30 m ice rink (Olympic sized) * 1,500 seating capacity for spectators (raised above the ground level) * Skate hire * Canteen * Proshop * Onsite parking * Street parking The inside temperature is 10 °C to 15 °C and the ice temperature is kept at -5 °C to -9 °C.

Events

Penrith Ice Palace offers regular events including public ice skating sessions, children's party packages, Friday night disco sessions, learn to skate school, ice hockey development, figure skating, ice hockey and broomball. Since 2012, the Ice Palace has hosted regular

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matches between the months of November to March.

References

External links

Official website

Official AJIHL website
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