Arena in Evansville, Indiana, US
Swonder Ice Arena
is an arena and recreational sport facility in
Evansville, Indiana
. It features two
NHL
size sheets of ice for
hockey
,
figure skating
, and open skating. One sheet of ice is open all year. Sound and light, designed with the technology used at the 2002
Olympics
,
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are in use when the skaters skate. Leagues for hockey from beginner to adult also take place year round. On the second level there is a 10,000-square-foot workout facility with a running/walking track.
History
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The current Swonder Ice Arena opened in October 2002 and replaced the older Swonder Ice Rink. Current
seating capacity
for spectators is 1,500 - approximately 1,000 in the primary (west) rink and approximately 500 in the secondary (east) rink.
Swonder was formerly the home of a professional minor league
ice hockey
team, the
Evansville IceMen
of the
Central Hockey League
, which moved to the new
Ford Center
in 2011 while continuing to practice at Swonder. Swonder was also home to the
Rollergirls of Southern Indiana
from 2007 to 2012 and local high school and youth hockey teams also compete throughout the winter.
In January 2012, the
Evansville Rage
of the
Continental Indoor Football League
moved to Swonder due to large ticket requests.
Swonder is also home to the local Indiana State High School Hockey League team, the
Evansville Thunder
.
In 2010, Swonder formed the first theatre on ice team in Indiana. River City Ice Theatre competed at the 2012 U.S. Figure Skating Theater on Ice National Competition in Strongsville, OH where they received a second place award out of 37 teams for best original theme/story. In 2012, River City Ice Theatre was adopted by the Greater Evansville Figure Skating Club and became a 501(c)3 organization.
From 2015 to 2019, the
junior ice hockey
team, the Evansville Jr. Thunderbolts of the
North American 3 Hockey League
, played home games at Swonder.
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