The
Toyota Sports Center (formerly the HealthSouth Training Center) is a practice facility for the
Los Angeles Kings, and the
Ontario Reign, located on 555 North Nash Street in
El Segundo, California
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. The $24 million, facility broke ground on April 28, 1999, and officially opened on March 5, 2000.
The facility is located on the grounds of the Grand Avenue Corporate Center. The facility includes three public ice rinks, NHL size, Olympic size, and a smaller size ice rink (the smaller-sized rink was originally an inline and roller skating rink, and was turned into an ice rink, completed in September 2011), sports medicine (formerly the basketball court), and a restaurant. In addition, the property houses complete training facilities, including locker rooms and office space for the Kings and Lakers. The facility's three public ice rinks hosts several amateur and youth hockey leagues throughout the year. One million guests pass through the doors of the facility annually.
It is also an important training center for elite
figure skaters, with
Frank Carroll as head coach. Skaters who have trained at this rink include
Michelle Kwan,
Timothy Goebel,
Evan Lysacek,
Beatrisa Liang
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,
Gracie Gold, and
Mirai Nagasu.
The facility can be accessed by the
Metro Green Line near the
El Segundo Station
El Segundo station is an elevated light rail station on the C Line (Los Angeles Metro), C Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located over El Segundo Boulevard, after which the station is named, near its intersection with Nash Street ...
and the
Mariposa Station.
The Toyota Sports Performance Center is home to the Los Angeles Jr. Kings Hockey Program. The Jr. Kings program has seen tremendous growth since their move to the Toyota Sports Performance Center upon its opening. Due to the program's increasing number of teams, they now play some home games at The Rinks-Lakewood ICE, in Lakewood, California, as well.
The
Toyota Sports Center is owned by AEG and operated by American Skating Entertainment Centers. The
NBA Development League
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's
Los Angeles D-Fenders
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played their home games here from the 2011–12 to 2016–17 seasons.
Beginning in the 2017–18 season, Lakers practices relocated to the
UCLA Health Training Center, located two blocks away. The D-Fenders also switched to the new arena and were re-branded as the
South Bay Lakers.
With the relocation of the Lakers, the
Ontario Reign has moved their practices to the Toyota Sports Center in 2019, effectively making the facility a fully operational
Los Angeles Kings facility.
The facility was designed by architect
Jon Drezner
Jon Drezner is an American architect and designer. He worked with Frank Gehry and Gehry Partners in the 1990s on projects including the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Gehry House. He founded his own architecture firm, Drezner Architecture, i ...
.
See also
*
List of sports venues with the name Toyota
References
External links
Toyota Sports CenterAEG Worldwide-Toyota Sports Center
Sports venues in Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Sparks
El Segundo, California
Indoor ice hockey venues in the United States
Sports venues completed in 1999
1999 establishments in California
National Hockey League practice facilities
Basketball venues in California
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