Ice rink at Friedrichspark
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| place | Mannheim , Germany |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 29 '8 " N , 8 ° 27' 29" E |
| start of building | 1938 |
| opening | 1939 |
| capacity | 8,200 |
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Adler Mannheim (1938–2005) |
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The Eisstadion am Friedrichspark is an ice rink in Mannheim , Baden-Württemberg , which until 2005 was the home venue of Adler Mannheim from the German Ice Hockey League .
Today the hall is used by various inline hockey clubs, but mainly by ISC Mannheim . For inline hockey games, the stadium has a capacity of 2,500 seats as no standing room is opened.
history
When the Mannheim Ice and Roller Sports Club was founded in 1938, the construction of the site became necessary, and on February 19, 1939 , the ice rink was finally opened not far from Mannheim Castle . It was built according to plans by Richard Pabst, who was already responsible for the Olympic Stadium in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Badly destroyed in an air raid in 1943, it was rebuilt in a simplified manner until 1949. Even after the reconstruction, the venue was an open-air stadium, only between 1959 and 1962 were the spectator stands covered. The playing field was finally covered in 1969, but the stadium remained open on three sides and at the transition between the playing area and the spectator stands, so that the games were affected by heavy snowfall or fog. At the peak, 11,000 spectators were admitted, but later the capacity was limited to around 8,200 for safety reasons.
With increasing age, the condition of the stadium became more and more ailing, but the city of Mannheim, as the owner, was unable to carry out more than the most urgent repairs. A new stadium was only discussed when, in the 1980s, some television stations refused to broadcast live because of the poor working conditions. Over the years, new plans for building a new arena failed, and it was not until the late 1990s that a new building could be realized with the support of SAP co- founder and Adler sponsor Dietmar Hopp .
On April 17, 2005, the last competitive game in Friedrichspark took place with the Adler defeat in the final series against Berlin . On the last weekend of April, the big farewell party "Bye bye Friedrichspark" was held, after which the Adler Mannheim moved to the new SAP Arena .
