Southampton Ice Rink

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Southampton Ice Rink
Location Southampton Ice Rink
Banister Court Road off Archers Road
Southampton
Hampshire
England
Opened July 18, 1931
Closed November 16, 1940
Owner
Tenants Southampton (1931-1933)
Southampton Vikings (1936-1937)
Southampton Amateurs (1937-1938)>nt?Southampton Imperials (1938-1939)
Capacity 3,000
A program from Southampton vs. Streatham on December 5, 1931.

The Southampton Ice Rink in Southampton, England, opened on July 18, 1931, and the first ice hockey game was played at the venue on October 13, Germany blanking England 7-0 in an international matchup. The Southampton Vikings of the English National League played at the rink in 1936-37. It was destroyed by a German parachute mine in 1940.[1]

References

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