Liverpool Ice Rink Ltd

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Liverpool Ice Rink Ltd
Location Liverpool Ice Rink Ltd
8 Prescott Road
Kensington
Liverpool
L7 8LP
England
Opened September 2, 1931
Closed 1986
Owner
Tenants Liverpool Hornets (1936-1939)
Liverpool Leopards (1948-1959; 1973-1982)
Liverpool Redwings (1972-1973
Liverpool Trappers (1974-1978)
Liverpool Cougars (1978-1982)
Capacity 2,000

The Liverpool Ice Rink, situated in Liverpool, England, opened on September 2, 1931, after having initially been a dance hall in 1927 and a roller rink in 1929-30. The first ice hockey game at the venue on October 16, 1931, saw Scotland beat North of England 9-0.

The most notable team to call the rink home was the Liverpool Leopards. It closed in 1986.[1]

References

  1. Harris, Martin C. (2005). Homes of British Ice Hockey.