Cloetta Center

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Cloetta Center in 2005

Cloetta Center is an arena in Linköping, Sweden. It opened in 2004 and holds 8,500 people during sport events and 11,500 during concerts. On its opening, it became the new home ice for the ice hockey team Linköpings HC, replacing Stångebro Ishall.

Cloetta Center has hosted a Melodifestivalen semi-final three times: in 2005, 2008 and 2011. Some other notable music acts include Deep Purple, Europe, John Fogerty, Toto, W.A.S.P. and Whitesnake.

The name of the arena, which comes from candy manufacturer Cloetta who acquired the naming rights, holds a double meaning in that "Center" is also the name of one of the company's main brands.^[1] On 10 July 2013, Cloetta announced that they won't extend their contracts with the arena after the 2013–14 season, which means the arena will operate under a new name starting in the 2014–15 season.^[2]

References

↑ "About the Company" (in English). Cloetta Fazer. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
↑ Svedin, Ulrik (2013-07-10). "Cloetta lämnar LHC" (in Swedish). affarsliv.se. Retrieved 2013-07-11.

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Teams	AIK Brynäs IF Frölunda HC Färjestad BK HV71 Leksands IF Linköpings HC Luleå HF Modo Skellefteå AIK Växjö Lakers Örebro HK

Former teams	IF Björklöven Djurgårdens IF Hammarby IF Malmö IF Mora IK Rögle BK Södertälje SK Timrå IK Väsby IK Västerås IK Örebro IK

Arenas	Behrn Arena Cloetta Center Coop Arena Fjällräven Center Hovet Kinnarps Arena Läkerol Arena Löfbergs Arena Scandinavium Skellefteå Kraft Arena Tegera Arena Vida Arena

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Awards	Le Mat Trophy Guldhjälmen Guldpucken Honken Trophy Håkan Loob Trophy Rookie of the Year Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy Guldpipan Coach of the Year

Related topics	List of SHL seasons List of Swedish ice hockey champions Marathon SHL standings Swedish Ice Hockey Association HockeyAllsvenskan Kvalserien Marathon standings for the top Swedish ice hockey league Ice hockey in Sweden J20 SuperElit National men's team National women's team

See also: IIHF IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup

Coordinates: 58°25′03″N 15°38′06″E / 58.41750°N 15.63500°E / 58.41750; 15.63500

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