Centennial Ice Arena
| Full name | Centennial Ice Arena |
|---|---|
| Location | 427 Bench Blvd Billings, MT 59105 |
| Owner | Billings Amateur Hockey League |
| Capacity | 550 |
| Opened | 1981 |
| Tenants | |
| Billings Bulls (NA3HL) (2006–2007, 2010-present) Montana Thunderblades (USA Hockey Tier II Select Travel Team) (2009-present) |
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| Website | |
| centennialicearena |
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Centennial Ice Arena is a 550-seat ice arena in Billings, Montana, USA. Since 2010, the arena has played host to the city's only junior league hockey club, the Billings Bulls of the NA3HL. It also hosts youth hockey and has been the home ice for the Montana Thunderblades, a USA Hockey Select youth team that won the 14U Tier II National Championship in 2014.[1]
Public demand for a year-round facility to host youth and junior hockey in Billings prompted the arena's construction. Opened in 1981, Centennial Ice Arena replaced the outdoor King Avenue Ice Rink - the city's only fully maintained ice rink at the time.[2] There are plans to abandon the arena in the near future, as it has a recent history of serious maintenance issues[3][4] as well as an aging refrigeration system. The Billings Bulls ownership had been pursuing the possibility of two new rinks being built in Centennial Park (an unrelated public park in the city) as cost of repairs for the facility would be in excess of $750,000.[5]
Notes and references
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- ↑ http://helenair.com/sports/hockey/montana-thunderblades-fall-to-team-south-dakota-in-usa-hockey/article_a35800ae-9421-5558-aa4e-5fef8451990e.html
- ↑ http://billingsgazette.com/king-avenue-ice-rink/image_6163a7bb-4881-5928-aa7c-d292dd7e2f00.html
- ↑ http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/ammonia-leak-at-centennial-ice-arena-prompts-evacuation/article_c0de0929-8eb8-5bec-b675-f693cb25192d.html
- ↑ http://billingsgazette.com/sports/hockey/sunday-s-billings-bulls-hockey-game-postponed/article_0cf7e552-85df-5b09-a750-e7825c7de14a.html
- ↑ http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/ice-rink-lease-complicates-future-of-coveted-west-end-park/article_bd043406-8bb7-5cf3-8ece-748c7fe3dc7d.html
