Ever thought about building an ice arena ?
The ice arena is the key to all hockey development
When we look to the past, hockey was limited to outdoor rinks. Communities and teams playing only between December to March at the longest, and only in the coldest of places. The game of hockey flourished i.e. in North America and in Scandinavia, while other countries could only dream of the game.
Fast forward to today, where hockey is alive and expanding globally. The International Ice Hockey Federation consists of 82 Member National Associations, including many countries from all parts of the world.
And there are many reasons for this success, but most important factor has always been facilities where ice hockey can be played – rinks and arenas!
Many questions arise when bridging the topic of artificial ice; “Isn’t it expensive? How do you build an ice arena when it’s summer year-round?” but these questions aren’t as difficult to answer as one might think.
This guide is your key to understanding how to bring hockey and artificial ice to your community. It was created in cooperation with global experts and aims to give you a foundation of knowledge that will help grow the game while keeping it affordable and accessible.
As the President of the International Ice Hockey Federation, I have the pleasure of watching ice hockey reach new people every year. I hope you will use this guide as a starting point to inspire, encourage and expand the ice hockey family in your community.
IIHF Ice Arena Guide
The IIHF Ice Arena Guide gives extensive information about building and maintaining an ice arena, business plans and dimensions needed for ice hockey and other ice sports. The publication is aimed at any place and any country in the world from nations that just started developing ice sports to the bigger IIHF member national associations. In addition to the digital version of the guide, downloads are available for examples of schedules, business plans and to calculate it according to the own financial situation. Find the files here in the download section.