The Penrith Ice Palace (also known as Penrith Ice Rink.) was an ice sports and public skate centre, located west of Sydney in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia. It permanently closed on Wednesday 29th June 2022 It served as the home ice rink of the Penrith Valley Figure Skating Club,[1] AJIHL teams Sydney Sabres (formally Sydney Lightning) and Sydney Wolf Pack (formally Sydney Maple Leafs). It twice was the home venue of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) team Sydney Bears between 2007–11 and 2015-16.[2][3]
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Location | 7-10 Pattys Place, Jamisontown, NSW, 2750 |
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Coordinates | 33°46′08″S 150°40′23″E |
Capacity | 1500 (seating) |
Surface | 60 metres × 30 metres |
Opened | 2000 (22 years ago) (2000) |
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Valley Figure Skating Club (Present) Sydney Sabres (2012-Present) Sydney Wolf Pack (2012-Present) Sydney Bears (2007-11, 2015-16) | |
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Facilities at Penrith Ice Palace are detailed below:[4]
The inside temperature is 10 °C to 15 °C and the ice temperature is kept at -5 °C to -9 °C.
Penrith Ice Palace offers regular events including public ice skating sessions, children's party packages, Friday night disco sessions, learn to skate school, ice hockey development, figure skating, ice hockey and broomball.[4]
Since 2012, the Ice Palace has hosted regular Australian Junior Ice Hockey League matches between the months of November to March.
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