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International standard ice hockey rink of Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland. Hockey rinks in the rest of the world follow the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) specifications, which are 60.0 by 30.0 metres (196.9 ft × 98.4 ft) with a corner radius of 8.5 metres (27.9 ft).
2008 and 2010 NHL Premieres, 2019 and 2022 NHL Global Series 2008, 2010, 2019, 2022 Prague, Czech Republic [117] [120] Helsinki Halli Hartwall Areena (1997–2014) Hartwall Arena (2014–2022) multiple NHL Premieres, 2018 NHL Global Series 2009–2011, 2018 Helsinki, Finland [117] [121] Uber Arena Mercedes-Benz Arena (2015–) 2011 NHL Premiere ...
None of the teams in the top leagues in Finland or Sweden , and only one team each in the top league of Czech Republic (Czech Extraliga), and Germany (Deutsche Eishockey Liga), Switzerland (National League A) or the international Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) (Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, and Russia), play in an arena with a capacity of 15,000 ...
From 1942 to 1967, the NHL had only six teams, collectively nicknamed the "Original Six". The league added six new teams to double its size as a result of the 1967 NHL expansion, then increased to 18 teams by 1974, and to 21 teams due to the 1979 NHL expansion. Between 1991 and 2000, the NHL further expanded to 30 teams.
The Garden's hockey rink was undersized at 191 by 83 feet (58.2 m × 25.3 m), some nine feet shorter and two feet narrower than standard (200 ft × 85 ft or 61 m × 26 m), due to the rink being built at a time when the NHL did not have a standard size for rinks. This size matched the size of the Boston Arena ice surface, the original home of ...
Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, pictured in October 2021, home of the Seattle Kraken, the newest arena in the NHL. An ice hockey arena (or ice hockey venue, or ice hockey stadium) is a sport venue in which an ice hockey competition is held. Alternatively it is used for other sports such as broomball, ringette and rink bandy.
The league instituted in the new rules the standard dimensions for ice hockey rinks, that of 200 feet (61 m) × 85 feet (26 m). The already-built Boston Garden 191 feet (58 m) × 88 feet (27 m) and the Chicago Stadium 188 feet (57 m) × 85 feet (26 m), which were smaller were exempt from the new rule.
Bell Centre was also host to two pool games in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. The Bell Centre was the host of the 2009 NHL All-Star Game and hosted the 2009 and 2022 NHL Entry Drafts, the latter of which saw the Canadiens take Juraj Slafkovský first overall. [19] Montreal Canadiens home games have been consistently sold out since January 2004. [20]