Skellefteå Kraft Arena

Skellefteå Kraft Arena
Construction

Location	Mossgatan 27 Skellefteå, Sweden
Owner	Skellefteå Kommun
Capacity	Hockey: 6,001
Built	1966-1967
Opened	6 January 1967 (1967-01-06)
Renovated	2005-2008
Tenants
Skellefteå AIK (SHL) (1967-present) SK Lejon

Skellefteå Kraft Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Skellefteå, Sweden. The capacity of the arena is 6,001 and it was built in 1966. It is the home arena of the SHL's Skellefteå AIK as well as Division 1's SK Lejon. The arena is named after Skellefteå Kraft, a Swedish power company.

Renovation

At late summer 2005 did Skellefteå Kraft Arena turn into a worksite since the decision was made to renovate the arena. At the start of the 2007/2008 season the renovation was almost finished and the seats had been increased from the previous figure of 5,200 to 6,001. The renovation is cost estimated to 140 MSEK and will transform Skellefteå Kraft Arena from a typical Swedish indoor ice hockey venue to a modern ice hockey and event arena.

Skellefteå AIK - Luleå HF Finals 2013, Game 1

External links

Swedish Hockey League

Teams	Brynäs IF Djurgårdens IF Frölunda HC Färjestad BK HV71 Karlskrona HK Linköpings HC Luleå HF Malmö Redhawks Modo Hockey Rögle BK Skellefteå AIK Växjö Lakers Örebro HK

Former teams	AIK IF Björklöven Hammarby IF Leksands IF Mora IK Södertälje SK Timrå IK Väsby IK Västerås IK Örebro IK

Arenas	Behrn Arena Coop Norrbotten Arena Fjällräven Center Gavlerinken Arena Hovet Kinnarps Arena Lindab Arena Löfbergs Arena Malmö Arena Saab Arena Scandinavium Skellefteå Kraft Arena Telenor Arena Karlskrona Vida Arena

Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Awards	Le Mat Trophy Guldhjälmen Guldpucken Honken Trophy Håkan Loob Trophy Rookie of the Year Salming Trophy Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy Guldpipan Coach of the Year

Related topics	List of SHL seasons List of Swedish ice hockey champions Marathon SHL standings Swedish Ice Hockey Association HockeyAllsvenskan Kvalserien Marathon standings for the top Swedish ice hockey league Ice hockey in Sweden J20 SuperElit National men's team National women's team

See also: IIHF IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup

Coordinates: 64°45′41″N 20°58′02″E / 64.76139°N 20.96722°E / 64.76139; 20.96722

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, February 28, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.