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{{Infobox stadium
| stadium_name = Phillip Ice Skating Centre
| image        = [[File:Phillip_Ice_Skating_Centre_Ice_Rink.png|250px]]
| nickname     = '''Brave Cave'''
| location     = Irving Street, Phillip, ACT, 2606
| opened       =  1980
| surface      = 55 metres x 25 metres <br> <small>Olympic Size</small>
| capacity     = 1000 (seating + standing)
| Manager      = John Raut
| tenants      = [[CBR Brave]] (2014-Present) <br> [[Canberra Knights]] (1981-2014)
| website      = [http://www.swimskate.com.au/ Official Website]
}}

The '''Phillip Ice Skating Centre''' (also known as '''Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre''' and the '''Brave Cave''') is an ice sports and public skate centre, open in 1980 and located at the Phillip precinct of [[Canberra]], [[Australian Capital Territory]], [[Australia]]. It is the current home of the [[CBR Brave]] [[AIHL]] ice hockey club and previous home of the [[Canberra Knights]] AIHL ice hockey club.

Phillip Ice Skating Centre's is the only ice rink in Canberra and will continue to be the only rink in Canberra for the foreseeable future after ACT Sports minister Shane Rattenbury on 16 August 2014 confirmed the ACT Government is not looking to build a new larger ice rink co-located with a new swimming pool next to Stromlo Forest Park to service the new suburbs of Molonglo in Canberra's west despite constant lobbying by the CBR Brave.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-16/act-sports-minister-rules-out-new-ice-rink-for-canberra/5675570 | title = ACT Sport Minister rules out new ice rink for Canberra despite lobbying by CBR Brave team | publisher=ABC News | first=Tim | last=Gavel | date=2014-08-16 | accessdate = 2015-04-24 }}</ref> This followed years of speculation about the aging Phillip Ice Skating Centre after it was revealed in 2012 that the private owner of the centre was open to working with developers to reconfiguring the site so that the outdoor pools went inside, a new ice rink was built and a boutique hotel constructed on the block.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/draft-report-reveals-south-canberra-swimming-facility-shortage-20121004-271cj.html | title = Draft report reveals south Canberra swimming facility shortage | publisher=The Canberra Times | first=Megan | last=Doherty | date=2012-10-04 | accessdate = 2015-04-24 }}</ref>

[[File:Match_Day_at_Phillip_Ice_Skating_Centre_Brave_Cave.png|thumb|right|Opening night of the 2015 AIHL season CBR Brave vs Sydney Bears, CBR Brave winning 4-2]]

== Events ==

Phillip Ice Skating Centre is the home of the [[CBR Brave]] since an agreement was struck between the AIHL club and the centre's manager John Raut on the 1 March 2014. The centre will play host to at least 14 home matches for the [[2014 AIHL season]] and beyond between the months of April to August.<ref name="BRAVEBORNE">{{cite web | url = http://www.smh.com.au/sport/act-sport/timeline-of-cbr-brave-entering-the-australian-ice-hockey-league-20140411-zqtmv.html#ixzz2zNWmsR7Y | title = Timeline of CBR Brave entering the Australian Ice Hockey League | publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald | first=Lee | last=Gaskin | date=2014-04-11 | accessdate = 2015-04-24 }}</ref>

The centre regularly hosts disco's on Friday nights for all age groups<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.swimskate.com.au/ | title = Latest News | publisher=Phillip Ice Skating Centre | first= | last= | date=2015-03-28 | accessdate = 2015-04-24 }}</ref> and can be booked by schools for carnivals.

==See also==
*[[List of ice rinks in Australia]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.swimskate.com.au/}}
* [https://shop.cbrbrave.com.au/ CBR Brave Home]
* [http://www.theaihl.com/ Australian Ice Hockey League]

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[[Category:Arenas in Australia]]