Kinnarps Arena

Kinnarps Arena
Location 554 54 Jönköping
Sweden
Owner HV71 Fastighets AB
Operator HV71
Capacity Ice hockey: 7,000 (of which 1,100 standing)
Field size Ice hockey rink: 30 x 60 meters
Construction
Broke ground 17 September 1999
Opened September 2000
Expanded 2004
Construction cost SEK 135 million
EUR € 15 million
Architect Flensborns arkitektkontor
Main contractors Skanska
Tenants
HV71 (Elitserien) (2000-present)
Kinnarps Arena

Kinnarps Arena is an ice hockey venue in Jönköping, Sweden.

The arena, which is located in the Rosenlund district of Jönköping, was built between September 1999 and September 2000. It was literally built around and on top of the old arena Rosenlundshallen while HV71 was still playing their regular season games.

To improve HV71's youth programme a training facility connected to Kinnarps Arena was built and stood ready for use in May 2001. In December 2003 the decision to expand the arena for season 2004–05 with another 1,000 seats, a restaurant, a sports bar, a café, a sky bar, new conference rooms and boxes, was made.

In the pre-season of 2007–08 HV71 invested in a new LED scoreboard, measuring 6.2 by 10.5 feet, capable of a display surpassing any LED scoreboards currently installed in Sweden. The scoreboard is a Daktronics Prostar Video 10 mm indoor display and resembles the boards used in General Motors Place and Scottrade Center in NHL, and in Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in France.[1]

Kinnarps Arena was designed by Flensborns arkitektkontor and Skanska as contractor, with Kinnarps AB financing the project. Future proprietor and owner of the arena is HV71 Fastighets AB, a subsidiary to HV71.

Events hosted

Sport events

Other events

References

  1. ↑ Gustafsson, Daniel (2007-06-29). "Nya bildskärmar till mediakuben" (in Swedish). HV71.se. Archived from the original on 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  2. ↑ Dreamhack Arena gets upgraded

Coordinates: 57°47′13″N 14°13′57″E / 57.78694°N 14.23250°E / 57.78694; 14.23250

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