NHK Arena

NHK Arena
Construction
NHK Arena in 2016
Former names	Timrå Isstadion (1966–2003) Sydkraft Arena (2003–2005) E.ON Arena (2005–2015) Timrå Isstadion (2015–2016)
Location	Sportvägen 4, Timrå, Medelpad, Sweden
Coordinates	62°30′21″N 17°21′00″E / 62.50583°N 17.35000°E / 62.50583; 17.35000
Owner	Timrå Municipality
Operator	Conferera i Timrå AB
Capacity	6,000 (4,600 seats + 1,400 stands)
Built	1964 - 1966
Opened	September 4, 1966
Renovated	1994
Expanded	2003
Construction cost	SEK 50 million (2003 expansion)
Main contractors	Ellextre Entreprenad AB (2003 expansion)
Tenants
Timrå IK (HockeyAllsvenskan) 1965 - present

NHK Arena, formerly E.ON Arena, Sydkraft Arena and Timrå Isstadion, is an indoor sporting arena located in Timrå, Sweden. It is the home arena of the Timrå IK ice hockey team. The current capacity is 6,000.

History

The current building was constructed in 2003 on the grounds of, and re-using the roof from the old Timrå Isstadion. This predecessor dates back to around 1964 according to the Swedish Hockey Association, but was officially inaugurated September 4, 1966. The old arena underwent a heavy refresh for the 1994/1995 season, resulting in a capacity of 5,500.

Gallery

Sydkraft Arena in 2003
E.ON Arena in 2006 before a Tuesday night game
E.ON Arena in 2007 before a Saturday afternoon game
E.ON Arena in 2008 with added emergency stairwells in red
Aerial view with surrounding sports complex
Southwest gallery
Rink and northwest stands
Northeast gallery

References

Books

Edholm, Bert (1995). Timrå IK - en klassiker (in Swedish).

Web pages

"Official Statistics: Venues". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved January 19, 2007.
"Föreningen: Arena" (in Swedish). Timrå IK. Retrieved January 19, 2007.
"Historia / År för år / Fusionen: 1990-1995" (in Swedish). Timrå IK Supporter's club. Archived from the original on November 4, 2005. Retrieved January 19, 2007.
"2005-03-01 Sydkraft Arena har bytt namn" (in Swedish). Timrå IK. Retrieved January 19, 2007.
"Referenser Timrå Ishall" (in Swedish). Ellextre Entreprenad AB. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved August 27, 2007.
"Klart: NHK Arena blir Timrås nya arenanamn: "Känns fantastiskt bra"" (in Swedish). Sundsvalls Tidning. Retrieved October 1, 2016.

External links

HockeyAllsvenskan

Teams	AIK Almtuna IS Asplöven HC BIK Karlskoga IF Björklöven IK Pantern IF Sundsvall Hockey Leksands IF Mora IK IK Oskarshamn Timrå IK Tingsryds AIF VIK Västerås HK HC Vita Hästen

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Seasons	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 2016–17

Related topics	Swedish Ice Hockey Association Kvalserien (HockeyAllsvenskan) Hockeyettan Kvalserien Swedish Hockey League Guldpucken J20 SuperElit National men's team National women's team

See also: IIHF IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup

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