Rosenlundshallen
Encyclopedia
Rosenlundshallen was Sweden
's first ice hockey
arena
and was located in Jönköping
.
The arena was HV71
's home arena until 2000 when it was replaced by Kinnarps Arena
. It opened in 1958 and held 4,500 people during sport events.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
's first 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...
arena
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...
and was located in Jönköping
Jönköping
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.
The arena was HV71
HV71
HV71, often referred to as just HV, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Jönköping, playing in the Swedish elite league Elitserien...
's home arena until 2000 when it was replaced by Kinnarps Arena
Kinnarps Arena
Kinnarps Arena is an ice hockey venue in Jönköping, Sweden.The arena, which is located in the Rosenlund district of Jönköping, was built between September 1999 and September 2000...
. It opened in 1958 and held 4,500 people during sport events.