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The David S. Palmer Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Danville, Illinois, that has a seating capacity of 4,750 for concerts and 2,350 for sports. It was built in 1980. It was built in 1980. Palmer Arena is the home for the Eastern Illinois University ice hockey club.
The City of Danville's Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) approves new historic districts and landmarks. It was created in 1990 and is recognized as a Certified Local Government by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency .
Uralskaya Molniya Arena Lodowa Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland [1]. This is a list of all full-length (400 meter) indoor speed skating rinks in the world. [2] The Richmond Olympic Oval and the Sport und Koncert Komplex (Winter Stadium) are the only venues to have been dismantled as a speed skating rink, in 2010 and 1992 respectively. [3]
The Dashers were named in honor of the original Danville Dashers. [3] From 2011 to 2020, the team played their home games at David S. Palmer Arena , which was also home to the original Dashers that played in the Continental Hockey League from 1981 to 1986, but were voted out of the arena in 2021. [ 4 ]
The arena features a non-standard sized ice sheet approximately 197 by 115 feet (60 by 35 m). By comparison, an NHL regulation sheet is 200 ft x 85 ft and Olympic regulation ice sheets are 200 ft x 100 ft. The arena is used for ice hockey, figure skating, short track speed skating, open skating, and local youth and high school hockey.
Danville sits along the shore of Lake Vermilion, which is a 1,000-acre reservoir. [84] The lake allows for fishing, bird watching, and unlimited-horsepower marine boating, jet-skiing, and waterskiing. [85] Danville also sits along the Vermilion River, which provides recreational opportunities and supports abundant wildlife. [86]
The Dans play their home games in 5,021-seat Danville Stadium. [2] During the 2017 season, just under 50,000 people attended Danville Dans games, ranking the stadium as the second-most visited facility in the Prospect League in terms of overall fans and average per game.
[3] [4] The Nelson center is also home to several local high school ice hockey teams, [5] and is used by local figure skating clubs, youth, and adult recreational ice hockey leagues, as well as public skating. The Nelson Center was opened with one ice rink in the early 1970s. [6] The second rink was opened in 2002. [7]