weeArena

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weeArena
Aerial view of the weeArena in Bad Tölz.
The weeArena (back), training ice hall in front
Earlier names

Hacker-Pschorr Arena (2004-2017)

Data
place Am Sportpark 2 83646 Bad Tölz , Germany
GermanyGermany
Coordinates 47 ° 45 '27.7 "  N , 11 ° 34' 41.2"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 45 '27.7 "  N , 11 ° 34' 41.2"  E
owner Stadtwerke Bad Tölz GmbH
operator Stadtwerke Bad Tölz GmbH
start of building April 5, 2003
opening February 4, 2004
First game February 4, 2004
Germany - Austria 0-2
surface Ice
parquet
PVC - Flooring
costs 12 million
capacity 4,115 seats (including 756 seats)
playing area 60 × 30 m (ice hockey)
Societies)
Events

The weeArena (until 2017 Hacker-Pschorr Arena ) is a multi-purpose ice rink in the Upper Bavarian district town of Bad Tölz . It has been the home ground of EC Bad Tölz since it opened .

history

Logo of the Hacker-Pschorr Arena
Hacker-Pschorr Arena (2006)
Entrance to the weeArena (2017)

After laying the foundation stone on April 5, 2003, the stadium was completed in January 2004 and opened the following month on February 4 with an international match between the German national ice hockey team and Austria (0: 2). It can accommodate up to 4,115 spectators at sporting events. The Munich brewery Hacker-Pschorr will hold the naming rights to the arena, which has two halls and two ice rinks, for ten years. The cost of 12 million euros was borne by the city of Bad Tölz (6 million euros), Hacker-Pschorr with the naming and beer delivery rights (1 million euros) and the association with Peter Kathan senior at the top (200,000 euros). There were also loans of EUR 4.8 million.

In addition to being used for ice sports , the halls also offer opportunities for other indoor sports , concerts , musicals and congresses .

With the start of the 2017/18 season of the DEL2 climber Tölzer Löwen, the ice rink was renamed the weeArena . "Wee" stands for the cashback system of the Swiss mobile payment provider weeConomy AG, the company was founded by Cengiz Ehliz, who was born in Tölz and is now the main shareholder. The naming rights for the weeArena are initially limited to three years.

Events

In July 2004, the inline hockey world championship was held in the arena, and in November of the same year it hosted the qualifying tournament of the German women's national ice hockey team for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin . In addition, the Junior World Championship tournament of Division I took place in Bad Tölz in December 2007 . In November 2008, the qualifying tournament of the women's national ice hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver was held there.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. muenchen.ihk.de: The new Hacker-Pschorr Arena Bad Toelz ( PDF )
  2. Local: Big plans for the new “weeArena” - Bad Tölz. In: merkur.de. September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017 .