Wales National Ice Rink
 The venue seen before demolition | |
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| Location | Cardiff, Wales |
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| Coordinates | 51°28′39″N 3°10′25″W / 51.477621°N 3.173719°WCoordinates: 51°28′39″N 3°10′25″W / 51.477621°N 3.173719°W |
| Capacity | 2,800 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | September 1986 |
| Closed | June 2006 |
| Demolished | September 2006 |
| Architect | Alex Robertson, Peter Francis & Partners[1] |
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| Cardiff Devils | |
The Wales National Ice Rink (WNIR) was an ice rink in Cardiff, Wales. It was the former home of the Cardiff Devils ice hockey team. The WNIR was opened in September 1986,[1] and was inaugurated by the Duchess of York on 27 April 1987.[2] Meat Loaf performed on December 4th, 1993 on the Everything Louder tour to a crowd of 4,300. It was demolished in September 2006[2][3] to make way for expansion of the St David's, Cardiff Shopping Centre,[4] with the site now occupied by John Lewis.[5]
Closure[]
In April 2006, the final ice hockey game hosted at the location was a special "End Of An Era" game featuring former Devils players against the 2005/2006 Devils squad. The facility later closed to leisure skaters in June 2006. Following the closure, the temporary Cardiff Bay Ice Rink was constructed within the Cardiff Bay area of Cardiff,[4][6] which was used to host Devil's home games until the opening of Ice Arena Wales in March 2016.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Flynn, Jessica (12 December 2014). "Ice, ice baby". WalesOnline. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ a b Doran, Lorna (4 February 2016). "Bye bye Cardiff Bay Ice Arena and thanks for all the memories". walesonline. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "CARDIFFWALESMAP • View topic - Cardiff's new ice rink is tested out by professional skaters". cardiffwalesmap.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Cardiff temporary ice rink opens". 1 December 2006. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ Silk, Huw (20 August 2016). "Remember this? Here's what Cardiff looked like a decade ago". walesonline. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Bay ice arena gets planning boost". BBC News. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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