Gangneung Hockey Centre

Gangneung Hockey Centre
Construction
Location	Gangneung, South Korea
Coordinates	37°46′34″N 128°54′05″E / 37.7761972°N 128.901272°E / 37.7761972; 128.901272Coordinates: 37°46′34″N 128°54′05″E / 37.7761972°N 128.901272°E / 37.7761972; 128.901272
Capacity	10,000^[1]
Construction cost	108 billion won^[2]

Gangneung Hockey Centre (Korean: 강릉 아이스하키I 경기장) is an indoor arena currently under construction in the coastal city of Gangneung, South Korea. The arena will be one of the two venues for the ice hockey events at the 2018 Winter Olympics, serving as the main venue for the men's tournament and medal matches. It will also host the ice sledge hockey competition during the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

The cost of construction for the venue is 108 billion won.^[2] Construction started in July 2014 and is expected to be completed by November 2016.^[1]

References

1 2 "Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Olympics: Venues - Ice Sports". Pyeongchang2018.org. Pyeongchang 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
1 2 Nam, Hyun-woo (20 January 2015). "PyeongChang lacks vision for hockey". The Korea Times. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

Venues of the 2018 Winter Olympics

Pyeongchang
Mountain Cluster

Alpensia
- Biathlon Centre
- Cross-Country Centre
- Ski Jumping Centre
- Sliding Centre
- Convention Centre
- IBC
Yongpyong Resort
Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium
Pyeongchang Olympic Village

Stand-alone venues : Bokwang Phoenix Park
Jeongseon Alpine Centre

Gangneung
Coastal Cluster

Italics indicate non-competition venues.

Olympic venues in ice hockey

1920: Palais de Glace d'Anvers 1924: Stade Olympique de Chamonix 1928: St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink 1932: Olympic Arena (final), Olympic Stadium 1936: Olympia-Kunsteisstadion (final), Riessersee 1948: Kulm, Olympic Stadium (final), Suvretta 1952: Dæhlenenga, Jordal Amfi (final), Kadettangen, Lillestrøm stadion, Marienlyst stadion 1956: Apollonio Stadium, Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio 1960: Blyth Arena (final), Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink 1964: Messehalle, Olympiahalle 1968: La Patinoire Municipale, Le Stade de Glace 1972: Makomanai Ice Arena (final), Tsukisamu Indoor Skating Rink 1976: Messehalle, Olympiahalle (final) 1980: Olympic Center 1984: Skenderija II Hall, Zetra Ice Hall (final) 1988: Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Olympic Saddledome (final), Stampede Corral 1992: Méribel Ice Palace 1994: Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall, Håkon Hall (final) 1998: Aqua Wing, Big Hat (final) 2002: E Center (final), Peaks Ice Arena 2006: Palasport Olimpico (final), Torino Esposizioni 2010: Rogers Arena (final), UBC Thunderbird Arena 2014: Bolshoy Ice Dome (final), Shayba Arena 2018: Gangneung Hockey Centre (final), Kwandong Hockey Centre 2022: Wukesong Sports Center (final), Beijing National Indoor Stadium NOTE: During the Olympic Games, venues that have naming rights sold may not use their name during the Olympic Games.

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