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Interior of the Glaciarium in 1876. Early attempts in the construction of artificial ice rinks were first made in the 'rink mania' of 1841–44. The technology for the maintenance of natural ice did not exist, therefore these early rinks used a substitute consisting of a mixture of hog's lard and various salts.
Samuel Noble Wible, owner of the Wible Ice and Cold Storage company, was granted a permit to build an ice hockey rink on his industrial park in January 1932. By year's end, the region's first artificial ice hockey rink opened. The Wible rink was smaller than a standard rink of the day, with most surfaces being 200' by 90' or thereabouts.
Originally known as the Polar Cap Ice Rink, it was built to serve the growing demand for ice sports, including hockey and figure skating, in the early 1980s. Over the decades, the rink underwent several changes in ownership and management, eventually being rebranded as the Ice House Skating Rink in the 1990s.
The Sportsplex's 37,000-square-foot (3,400 m 2) ice hockey rink opened on October 20, 1997, and cost $2 million to construct. [1] It was owned by the Whitewater Ice Corporation, which had previously operated the defunct Whatcom County Sports Arena, on land leased from the city government. [2] The indoor soccer field opened on January 10, 2000. [3]
In 2022, Stonehill College announced that it would be promoting all of its athletic programs to Division I for the following academic year. [2] Since both the men's and women's programs used the Bridgewater Ice Arena as their respective homes, the rink will be one of the smallest home sites in D-I hockey.
Glacier Ice Rink; Location: 1101 South Ave West Missoula, Montana United States: Owner: Missoula Area Youth Hockey Association: Operator: Missoula Area Youth Hockey Association: Capacity: 1,000: Surface: Ice Rink: Opened: November 27, 1997; 27 years ago () Tenants; Missoula Maulers (NPHL/AWHL/WSHL) (2007–2016) Missoula Jr. Bruins (2016–2021)
It contains two rinks: one measures 200' x 85' (the size of a National Hockey League rink) and the other 200' x 100' (an international-size rink). The arena is also an official rink partner of the Chicago Blackhawks. Fox Valley Ice Arena has a full service fitness facility on the premise, concessions, indoor virtual golf, and a restaurant ...