Läkerol Arena

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Läkerol Arena

Location	Gävle, Sweden
Opened	1967/2006
Owner	Gävle Municipality (1967-2005), Brynäs IF (2005-)
Capacity	Ice hockey: 8,585
Tenants
Brynäs IF (Elitserien) (From 1967)

Läkerol Arena, formerly known as Gavlerinken, is an indoor sporting arena located in Gävle, Sweden. The capacity of the arena is 8,585 for ice hockey games and 11,000 for concerts which makes it the 5th largest ice hockey arena in Sweden. The arena is the home arena of the Brynäs IF ice hockey team.

The arena was built in 1967, named Gavlerinken. In 2005 the municipality of Gävle sold the arena to Brynäs IF which rebuilt it and sold the naming rights to Leaf Candy Company, manufacturer of the Läkerol pastilles, and it reopened as Läkerol Arena on November 13, 2006. The arena is partly powered by two 4 kW vertical axis wind turbine manufactured by Urban Green Energy.^[1]

In 2007 Läkerol arena hosted a semi-final of Melodifestivalen.

References

↑ http://www.brynas.se/Nyheter/Vindsnurror-pa-Lakerol-Arenas-tak/

External links

Hockeyarenas.net entry

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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

Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

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: 60°41′28″N 17°07′56″E / 60.69111°N 17.13222°E / 60.69111; 17.13222

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