Gangneung Hockey Centre

Local name강릉 하키센터
LocationGangneung, South Korea

Gangneung Hockey Centre is an indoor arena located in the coastal city of Gangneung, South Korea. The arena was 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 also hosted the ice sledge hockey competition during the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

The cost of construction for the venue was estimated to be 108 billion won. Construction started in July 2014 and was completed in March 2017.Korea Ice Hockey Association president Chung Mong-won stated a desire for the Gangneung Hockey Centre to become the focus of ice hockey in Korea, and to leave an Olympic Games legacy. He said, "My dream is to turn Gangneung into a hockey town. I hope to see the day when people think of Gangneung, they'll think of hockey". In 2019, the Korea Ice Hockey Association voted to run its national development programs in Gangneung.

Tags StadiumHockey
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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangneung_Hockey_Centre

Address South Korea

Coordinates 37°46'34.324" N 128°54'4.701" E

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