Bossard Arena

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Bossard Arena
Herti
The Bossard Arena in the foreground, behind it is the uptown skyscraper.
The Bossard Arena in the foreground, behind it is the Uptown high-rise.
Data
place General-Guisan-Strasse 4 6300 Zug , Switzerland
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
Coordinates 681 042  /  225 672 coordinates: 47 ° 10 '37.3 "  N , 8 ° 30' 27.8"  O ; CH1903:  681 042  /  225672
owner Artificial ice rink Zug AG
operator Artificial ice rink Zug AG
start of building 2008
opening 2010
surface Artificial ice surface
costs CHF 61 million
architect Scheitlin Syfrig Architects
capacity 7,200 seats
(including 4,512 seats)
Societies)
Events

The Bossard Arena is an ice rink in the Swiss city ​​of Zug in the canton of the same name . The ice hockey club EV Zug from the National League plays its home games here. The arena has 7,200 seats, of which 4,512 seats and 2,735 standing places. The arena is part of the Zug West development program together with the 63-meter-high uptown tower.

history

The Bossard Arena was inaugurated in August 2010. The design comes from the Lucerne office of Scheitlin Syfrig Architects . The Bossard Arena replaced the old Herti Hall . There is also a 3,000 square meter photovoltaic system on the roof that produces around 200,000 kWh of electricity annually. In addition to numerous parking spaces in front of the building, the stadium is also provided with a nearby tram stop - Zug Schutzengel - and several ZVB bus stops. Fan buses have their own bus station at Arena Platz, with extra access for guest fans to their standing area.

In the summer of 2017, the installation of additional seats increased the total capacity from 7,015 to 7,200 spectators.

Surname

The screw trading and logistics company Bossard , based in Zug, has been a name sponsor since it opened . The contract ran for ten years with an option for another five years. In February 2020 it was announced that Bossard had drawn the agreed option. The extension period is from August 1, 2020 to July 31, 2025.

Events

Shortly after the opening, the Swiss Figure Skating Championships 2011 were held in December . The Street Hockey World Championship 2015 and the U18 Ice Hockey World Championship 2015 were also held in the Bossard Arena.

Average audience

The average attendance at EV Zug's league games.

gallery

  • Pictures from the Bossard Arena

  • Indoor shot

  • On the aerial photo you can see the Bossard Arena on the right and the uptown high-rise on the left

  • Interior shot of the arena from the guest sector

Web links

Commons : Bossard Arena  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Home. In: www.bossard-arena.ch. Retrieved January 8, 2017 .
  2. ^ History of the Bossard Arena. In: bossard-arena.ch. Retrieved August 27, 2019 .
  3. ↑ EVZ expands Bossard Arena. In: hockeyfans.ch. August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Zuger Arena retains naming right. In: stadionwelt.de. February 20, 2020, accessed February 20, 2020 .