The Penrith Ice Palace (also known as Penrith Ice Rink.) is an ice sports and public skate centre, located west of Sydney in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia. It serves 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[]
- List of ice rinks in Australia
- Sport in New South Wales
References[]
- ↑ Penrith Valley Figure Skating Club (en).
- ↑ Sydney Bears relocate to Penrith Ice Palace. www.icehockeynewsaustralia.com (2015-01-08).
- ↑ Tarbert, Kristine (2015-04-16). Only way is up for Ice Hockey’s Sydney Bears who will play in Penrith this season. The Daily Telegraph.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 About us. www.penrithicepalace.com.au.
External links[]
Australian Junior Ice Hockey League | |
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Seasons | 2012-13 - 2013-14 - 2014-15 - 2015-16 - 2016-17 - 2017-18 |
Teams | Adelaide Generals - Brisbane Blitz - Melbourne Glaciers - Perth Sharks - Sydney Sabres -Sydney Wolf Pack |
Inactive Teams | Canberra Junior Brave - Melbourne Whalers - Perth Pelicans |
Awards | AJIHL Champions Trophy |
Venues | O'Brien Icehouse - Penrith Ice Palace - Xtreme Ice Arena - Adelaide IceArenA - Ice World Acacia Ridge - Ice World Boondall - Phillip Ice Skating Centre |
Notable Figures and Organizations | Ice Hockey Australia - Old-timers Ice Hockey Australia Network |