| Medibank Icehouse | |
|---|---|
| Location | 105 Pearl River Road, Docklands, Melbourne, 3008 |
| Opened | February the 12th, 2010 |
| Surface | 61 metres (200 ft) × 30 metres (98 ft) with a corner radius of 4.2 metres (14 ft) |
| Construction cost | $52 million |
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Tenants | |
| Olympic Winter Institute of Australia, Melbourne Ice, Mustangs IHC. | |
The Medibank Icehouse (also known as The Icehouse.) is an ice sports and public skate centre, located in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia.[1]
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The Icehouse contains two Olympic-sized ice rinks, specialist winter sports gym and is the new home of the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia.[2][3] Rink 1 is known as the Henke Rink, named in honour of Australian ice sports champion Geoffrey Henke AO. [4] Rink 2 is named the Bradbury Rink, after Steven Bradbury, the short-track speedskater who won the 1,000 m Gold Medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics, and was also part of the short track relay team that won Australia's first Winter Olympic medal (a bronze in 1994). It is also home to Both Victorian-based ice hockey teams competing in the Australian Ice Hockey League, the Melbourne Ice and Mustangs IHC.[5][6]
Other facilities include a Pro-shop, The St Moritz Bar and the Igloo Café.
Since It's opening in early 2010, the Medibank Icehouse has played host to many events. As well as hosting all home games of Melbourne Ice and Mustangs IHC in the AIHL (Australian Ice Hockey League), It also held the 2010 and 2011 AIHL Goodall Cup. Both of these AIHL Goodall Cup Finals saw Melbourne Ice win the Cup.
In April of 2011 Medibank Icehouse hosted the 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II. This was the first time an International Ice Hockey tournament was held in Australia. Team Australia won the championship playing against Belgium, Mexico, New Zealand, and Serbia. North Korea announced they would withdraw, citing financial reasons.
Other events that have been held here include the 2010 Australian Figure Skating Championships, National Speed Skating Championships, Victorian Figure Skating Championships and an annual Christmas Show.
In February 2012 Medibank Icehouse will host the World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships. This will see skaters aged 19 years and under, traveling from over 30 countries to compete in the 500 meters, 1000 meters, 1500 meters, 1500 meters super final and a team effort in the 3000 meters relay.
It is located at 105 Pearl River Road, in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. It was completed in 2010.[1]