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{{Infobox Stadium
| image = [[File:Hammersmith.jpg|200px]]
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| location = Hammersmith Ice Drome Brook Green Road Hammersmith London W6
| opened = December 30, 1929
| closed = April 28, 1934
| construction_cost =
| former_names =
| dimensions = 175 ft x 75 ft (or 182 x 83) Info varies
| capacity = Unknown
| tenants = Hammersmith (1930-1931) [[London Lions]] (1932-1933)
}}
[[File:Hammersmith Prog.jpg|thumb|150px|A program from an April 6, 1933, match between the USA (Massachusetts Rangers) and Canada (Toronto Nationals) at the Ice Drome.]]
The '''Hammersmith Ice Drome''' was an ice rink based in [[London]], [[England]].<ref>Harris, Martin C. (2005). Homes of British Ice Hockey.</ref> It was originally a dance hall known as the '''Hammersmith Palais'''. It returned to this name and function after closing as an ice rink in 1934.

The final gig at the Palais was a performance by The Fall on April 1, 2007, a recording of which was subsequently released as the live album ''Last Night at The Palais''. The original building was demolished in May–June 2012. A new building was constructed on the site, and in September 2013 opened as a student hall of residence, advertised as being on the site of the Hammersmith Palais.

The first ice hockey game to be played at the Palais was a match between [[Oxford University]] and [[London]] on January 31, 1930 (won by the latter 4-1). The rink was home to a local "Hammersmith" side that played challenge matches from 1930-31. They defeated Grosvenor House Canadians 5-2 on April 16, 1930.

The rink was later home to the [[London Lions]] during the 1932-33 season. The Lions old home, the [[Golders Green Ice Rink]], had closed by this point.

==References==
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