Scania rinks

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Scania rinks
Scaniarinken (July 2019)
The Scaniarinken (July 2019)
Earlier names

Scaniarinken (1970–2005)
AXA Sports Center (2005–2016)

Data
place Genetaleden 1 151 21 Södertälje , Stockholm County , Sweden
SwedenSweden
Coordinates 59 ° 11 '22.1 "  N , 17 ° 34' 13"  E Coordinates: 59 ° 11 '22.1 "  N , 17 ° 34' 13"  E
owner Municipality of Södertälje (1970–2005)
Södertälje SK (2005–2014)
Municipality of Södertälje (since 2014)
opening 1970
Renovations 2005
surface Ice
parquet
PVC - Flooring
architect Thelaus Architect
capacity 6,200 places (ice hockey)
Societies)

The Scaniarinken is a multi-purpose hall in the Swedish city ​​of Södertälje , Stockholm County . From 2005 to 2016 the hall was named AXA Sports Center . The hall is u. a. The venue for the home games of the Södertälje SK ice hockey club .

history

In 1970 the municipality of Södertälje had the Scaniarinken built, which then had 11,000 seats. The event hall served as a venue for local sports clubs. In 2005 the Scaniarinken was bought and renovated by the Södertälje SK ice hockey club , currently part of the second-class HockeyAllsvenskan . The arena was then named AXA Sports Center . In autumn 2014 the municipality bought back the hall from Södertälje SK for 85 million Skr . Although the Scaniarinken is mainly used for ice hockey games, the Södertälje BBK's Södertälje Kings (men) and Telge Basket (women) basketball clubs and the Balrog Botkyrka IK floorball team also play their home games in the hall if required .

gallery

  • The Scania rink before the renovation (2005)

  • The AXA Sports Center (2007)

  • Championship banner under the hall roof (2013)

  • The interior with video cube under the ceiling (2013)

Web links

Commons : Scaniarinken  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ sodertaljesk.se: History of Södertälje SK ( Memento from April 28, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (Swedish)