Hovet (formerly known as Johanneshovs Isstadion or, in English: Johanneshov 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, it ...

district of Stockholm ( Stockholm Globe City) 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 Djurgårdens IF. 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 Sweden and

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, which Sweden won 7–2. The original designer was Swedish architect Paul Hedqvist. 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 IK Göta,

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, Stureby SK, Mälarhöjden/Västertorp, Brinkens IF, AC Camelen, and Hammarby IF. Since its inaugural year in 2008, Bajen Fans IF, renamed Hammarby IF after the former club, plays one game annually at Hovet. The 2015 Summer European League of Legends Championship Series finals were played at the Hovet.

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

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