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<p>1 revision</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox Stadium<br /> | image = <br /> | image_caption = <br /> | location = Planet Ice Birmingham Arena&lt;br&gt;73-75 Pershore Street&lt;br&gt;Birmingham&lt;br&gt;B5 4RW&lt;br&gt;West Midlands<br /> | opened = April 21, 1964<br /> | closed = February 9, 2003<br /> | construction_cost = <br /> | former_names = <br /> | dimensions = 180 ft x 80 ft (55 m x 24 m)<br /> | capacity = 300 (600 originally)<br /> | tenants = [[Birmingham Panthers]] (1980-1983)&lt;br&gt;[[Birmingham Eagles]] (1987-1990)&lt;br&gt;[[Birmingham Rockets]] (2000-2002)&lt;br&gt;[[Birmingham Barons]] (2002-2003)<br /> }}<br /> '''Planet Ice''' was an ice rink situated in [[Birmingham]], [[England]].&lt;ref&gt;Harris, Martin C. (2005). Homes of British Ice Hockey.&lt;/ref&gt; It was originally opened in 1964 by Mecca Leisure but did not permit ice hockey for many years. The [[Birmingham Panthers]] were the first team to be formed at the rink. They practiced late at night and played all their fixtures away.<br /> <br /> It closed in the summer of 1990 and operated as a roller rink until Planet Ice acquired the facility and re-opened as an ice rink in the mid-1990s.<br /> <br /> A fire on February 9, 2003, severely damaged the rink, forcing its closure. <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> [[Category:Arenas in England]]</div>

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