Penrith Ice Palace

33°46′08″S 150°40′23″E / 33.7688318°S 150.6729687°E / -33.7688318; 150.6729687Capacity1500 (seating)Surface60 metres × 30 metresOpened2000 (24 years ago) (2000)TenantsValley Figure Skating Club (Present)
Sydney Sabres (2012 – present)
Sydney Wolf Pack (2012 – present)
Sydney Bears (2007-11, 2015-16)WebsitePenrith Ice Palace

The Penrith Ice Palace (also known as Penrith Ice Rink.) was an ice sports and public skate centre, located west of Sydney in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia. It permanently closed on Wednesday 29 June 2022 It served as the home ice rink of the Penrith Valley Figure Skating Club,[1] AJIHL teams Sydney Sabres (formally Sydney Lightning) and Sydney Wolf Pack (formally Sydney Maple Leafs). It twice was the home venue of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) team Sydney Bears between 2007–11 and 2015-16.[2][3]

Facilities

Facilities at Penrith Ice Palace are detailed below:[4]

  • 60 m × 30 m ice rink (Olympic sized)
  • 1,500 seating capacity for spectators (raised above the ground level)
  • Skate hire
  • Canteen
  • Proshop
  • Onsite parking
  • Street parking

The inside temperature is 10 °C to 15 °C and the ice temperature is kept at -5 °C to -9 °C.

Events

Penrith Ice Palace offers regular events including public ice skating sessions, children's party packages, Friday night disco sessions, learn to skate school, ice hockey development, figure skating, ice hockey and broomball.[4]

Since 2012, the Ice Palace has hosted regular Australian Junior Ice Hockey League matches between the months of November to March.

See also

Portals:
  • icon Ice hockey
  • flag New South Wales
  • flag Australia

References

  1. ^ "Penrith Valley Figure Skating Club". Penrith Valley Figure Skating Club.
  2. ^ "Sydney Bears relocate to Penrith Ice Palace". www.icehockeynewsaustralia.com. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  3. ^ Tarbert, Kristine (16 April 2015). "Only way is up for Ice Hockey's Sydney Bears who will play in Penrith this season". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b "About us". www.penrithicepalace.com.au. Retrieved 26 April 2019.

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