Kocaeli B.B. Ice Arena

Kocaeli B.B. Ice Arena
Full name Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Olimpik Buz Sporları Salonu
Former names Kocaeli Buz Sporları Salonu
Location Şirintepe, İzmit, Kocaeli Province, Turkey
Coordinates 40°46′26″N 29°57′04″E / 40.77385°N 29.95108°E / 40.77385; 29.95108Coordinates: 40°46′26″N 29°57′04″E / 40.77385°N 29.95108°E / 40.77385; 29.95108
Owner Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality
Capacity 3,600
Opened 1999 (1999)
Tenants
Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt Ice Hockey Men's team
Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt Ice Hockey Women's team
A view of the ice rink

Kocaeli B.B. Ice Arena (Turkish: Kocaeli B.B. Olimpik Buz Sporları Salonu), formerly Kocaeli Ice Rink, is an indoor ice skating and ice hockey arena located at Şirintepe neighborhood of Izmit in Kocaeli Province, Turkey. It was opened in 1999 and has a seating capacity of 3,600 spectators.[1][2]

It was built according to International Ice Hockey Federation specifications, which are given in metric units (the Imperial units given are approximations): 61 m × 30 m (200 ft × 98 ft) with a corner radius of 8.5 m (28 ft).

The arena is home to Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt Ice Hockey Men's team, which plays in the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League. Turkish Ice Hockey Women's League matches are also played in the arena, which hosts the women's ice hockey team of the same club.

International events hosted

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Turkish)
  2. ↑ "Kocaeli B.B. Olimpik Buz Sporları Salonu". EuroHockey. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  3. ↑ "Balkan Hockey Festival in Turkey". EuroHockey. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
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