NHK Arena
NHK Arena, formerly E.ON Arena, Sydkraft Arena and Timrå Isstadion, is an indoor sporting arena located in Timrå, Sweden. It is the home arena of the Timrå IK ice hockey team. The current capacity is 6,000.
 NHK Arena in 2016 | |
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| Former names | Timrå Isstadion (1966–2003) Sydkraft Arena (2003–2005) E.ON Arena (2005–2015) Timrå Isstadion (2015–2016) |
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| Location | Sportvägen 4, Timrå, Medelpad, Sweden |
| Coordinates | 62°30′21″N 17°21′00″E |
| Owner | Timrå Municipality |
| Operator | Conferera i Timrå AB |
| Capacity | 6,000 (4,600 seats + 1,400 stands) |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1964 - 1966 |
| Opened | September 4, 1966 |
| Renovated | 1994 |
| Expanded | 2003 |
| Construction cost | SEK 50 million (2003 expansion) |
| Main contractors | Ellextre Entreprenad AB (2003 expansion) |
| Tenants | |
| Timrå IK 1965 - present | |
History
The current building was constructed in 2003 on the grounds of, and re-using the roof from the old Timrå Isstadion. This predecessor dates back to around 1964 according to the Swedish Hockey Association, but was officially inaugurated September 4, 1966. The old arena underwent a heavy refresh for the 1994/1995 season, resulting in a capacity of 5,500. A second major reconstruction was made prior to season 2006/2007, resulting in today's capacity of 6,000, still far from the all time high arena audience record from 1972 of 11,695 paying spectators.
Gallery
Sydkraft Arena in 2003
E.ON Arena in 2006 before a Tuesday night game
E.ON Arena in 2007 before a Saturday afternoon game
E.ON Arena in 2008 with added emergency stairwells in red
Aerial view with surrounding sports complex
Southwest gallery
Rink and northwest stands
Northeast gallery
References
Books
Edholm, Bert (1995). Timrå IK - en klassiker (in Swedish).
Web pages
- "Official Statistics: Venues". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on May 2, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2007.
- "Föreningen: Arena" (in Swedish). Timrå IK. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- "Historia / År för år / Fusionen: 1990-1995" (in Swedish). Timrå IK Supporter's club. Archived from the original on November 4, 2005. Retrieved January 19, 2007.
- "2005-03-01 Sydkraft Arena har bytt namn" (in Swedish). Timrå IK. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2007.
- "Referenser Timrå Ishall" (in Swedish). Ellextre Entreprenad AB. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved August 27, 2007.
- "Klart: NHK Arena blir Timrås nya arenanamn: "Känns fantastiskt bra"" (in Swedish). Sundsvalls Tidning. Retrieved October 1, 2016.