Polar Palace Arena
Encyclopedia
Polar Palace Arena is a 1,000 seat state-of-the-art ice arena
in Lapeer, Michigan
. The Arena features 2 NHL
sized rinks, 8 large team dressing rooms, heated bleacher area, and a lobby/mezzanine viewing area. The mezzanine seats up to 395, bringing the main rink's total capacity to 1,395.
The Arena offers minor league
hockey
, youth and adult hockey
programs, learn to skate classes, figure skating
, senior skating, public skating, drop-in-hockey, skill clinics, tournaments, broomball
, and dry floor expos. The total square footage of the two rinks is 34000 square feet (3,158.7 m²).
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
in Lapeer, Michigan
Lapeer, Michigan
Lapeer is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Lapeer County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,841. Most of the city was incorporated from land that was formerly in Lapeer Township, though portions were also annexed from Mayfield Township and Elba...
. The Arena features 2 NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
sized rinks, 8 large team dressing rooms, heated bleacher area, and a lobby/mezzanine viewing area. The mezzanine seats up to 395, bringing the main rink's total capacity to 1,395.
The Arena offers minor league
Minor league
Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often competing in smaller cities. This term is used in North America with regard to several organizations competing in...
hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
, youth and adult hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
programs, learn to skate classes, figure skating
Figure skating
Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
, senior skating, public skating, drop-in-hockey, skill clinics, tournaments, broomball
Broomball
Broomball is a recreational ice game originating in Canada and played around the world. It is played in a hockey rink, either indoors or outdoors, depending on climate and location. Broomball is popular in the Canadian province of Manitoba, where Glenella is the Broomball Capital of the World...
, and dry floor expos. The total square footage of the two rinks is 34000 square feet (3,158.7 m²).