The Kennebec Ice Arena is an 1,000 seat ice rink

Ice rink

An ice rink is a frozen body of water and/or hardened chemicals where people can skate or play winter sports. Besides recreational ice skating, some of its uses include ice hockey, figure skating and curling as well as exhibitions, contests and ice shows...

 in Hallowell

Hallowell, Maine

Hallowell is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,467 at the 2000 census.-History:The city is named for Benjamin Hallowell, a Boston merchant and one of the Kennebec Proprietors, holders of land originally granted to the Plymouth Company by the British monarchy in...

, Kennebec County, Maine

Kennebec County, Maine

Kennebec County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. In 2010, its population was 122,151. Its county seat is Augusta. The center of population of Maine is located in Kennebec County, in the city of Augusta....

. It was built in 1970. It is the home of the Tier III Junior A ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 league team, the Maine Moose

Maine Moose

The Maine Moose are a Junior "A" ice hockey. They are a member of the International Junior Hockey League and play in the New England Division of IJHL's Super Elite League with a Jr. B team in the IJHL's Elite League...

. In March 2011, three people escaped the arena as the roof collapsed due to the "combination of snow buildup, gusting winds" and the age of the structure. Hallowell's code enforcement officer called said of the collapse,

"It's so fortunate no one got hurt. It's amazing".

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