Hovet
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Hovet (formerly known as Johanneshovs Isstadion or, in English: Johanneshov Ice Stadium) is an arena located in the Johanneshov district of Stockholm (Stockholm Globe City) which is mainly used for ice hockey, concerts and corporate events. It was opened in 1955 as an outdoor arena; a roof was added in 1962, and the arena interior underwent major renovation in 2002. The arena's main tenants are ice hockey clubs AIK and Djurgårdens IF. The official capacity is 8,094 spectators for ice hockey events and 8,300 during concerts.
Key facts
- Venue.name
- Hovet
- Venue.image
- Hovet (5810435295).jpg
- Venue.former_names
- Johanneshovs Isstadion (1955–2000)
- Venue.location
- Johanneshov, Stockholm
- Venue.renovated
- 2002
- Venue.expanded
- 1962
- Venue.owner
- City of Stockholm via SGA Fastigheter
- Venue.operator
- AEG Live / ASM Gobal
- Venue.architect
- Paul Hedqvist
- Venue.capacity
- 8,094
- Venue.tenants
- AIK IF (HockeyAllsvenskan)Djurgårdens IF (SHL)Djurgårdens IF Dam (SDHL)Hammarby IF (1955–2008)
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
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Hovet (formerly known as Johanneshovs Isstadion or, in English: Johanneshov Ice Stadium) is an arena located in the Johanneshov district of Stockholm (Stockholm Globe City) which is mainly used for ice hockey, concerts and corporate events. It was opened in 1955 as an outdoor arena; a roof was added in 1962, and the arena interior underwent major renovation in 2002. The arena's main tenants are ice hockey clubs AIK and Djurgårdens IF. The official capacity is 8,094 spectators for ice hockey events and 8,300 during concerts.
==History== thumb|Hovet in November 1962|left left|thumb|Interior of Hovet in February 2011 The arena was officially inaugurated on 4 November 1955 with an ice hockey game between Sweden and Norway, which Sweden won 7–2. The original designer was Swedish architect Paul Hedqvist. A roof was added for the 1963 World Ice Hockey Championships. During the autumn of 2002, every chair was replaced and a restaurant area was added at one of the short ends.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hovet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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