{"id":8456,"date":"2016-01-26T17:04:40","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T17:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=8456"},"modified":"2016-01-26T17:04:40","modified_gmt":"2016-01-26T17:04:40","slug":"fans-players-look-forward-opening-17m-cardiff-bay-ice-arena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/01\/26\/fans-players-look-forward-opening-17m-cardiff-bay-ice-arena\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans and players look forward to opening of \u00a317m Cardiff Bay ice arena"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ICE hockey fans and skaters are looking forward to the opening of a new \u00a317m ice arena in Cardiff Bay next month.<br \/>\nWhile no official date has been given for the opening of the new arena, the Cardiff Devils ice hockey team, who will make it their home, are hopeful the announcement of a February opening date is imminent.<br \/>\nKris Agland, commercial director for the Devils, said: \u201cAt the moment we are taking it game by game but we should know within the next few days.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8462\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8462\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ice-arena.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8462\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ice-arena-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Artists impression of Ice Arena Wales\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8462\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ice-arena-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Artists impression of Ice Arena Wales\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Artists impression of Ice Arena Wales<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n\u201cIt doesn\u2019t really affect the team too much but,\u00a0of course, we are excited about our new home. They\u2019re getting the last few bits ready for the stadium so it shouldn\u2019t be too long.\u201d<br \/>\nMr Agland explained that the Devils have been selling tickets for their home matches on a game-by-game basis, as there is no set date for the move into the new stadium.<br \/>\nTickets are available for their home games up until 6<sup>th<\/sup> February but no games after.<br \/>\nAccording to previous news reports, it was initially hoped to open the stadium last year, but ice hockey fans and the skaters who will also use the facility will be delighted when it finally launches.<br \/>\nA Cardiff City Council spokesman said: \u201cWe believe the move will be taking place shortly and there will be a press release sent out when all is ready.\u201d<br \/>\nCardiff has been without a permanent home for winter sports since the demolition of the Wales National Ice Rink in 2006. The Devils have been playing their home games at a temporary structure close to the new venue, known locally as the Big Blue Tent.<br \/>\nDespite this, the team have managed to remain competitive\u00a0and are currently leading the Elite Ice Hockey League.<br \/>\nThe new Olympic standard venue will be a marked improvement on the current facilities. The facility will seat 3,000 spectators, 500 more than the Big Blue Tent. The new facility will also have two ice rinks, as opposed to the existing one.<br \/>\nThe joint venture between Cardiff Council and developers Greenbank is expected to cost around \u00a317m and will form part of a \u00a3400m development that aims to improve sporting facilities in the Bay alongside new housing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICE hockey fans and skaters are looking forward to the opening of a new \u00a317m ice arena in Cardiff Bay next month. While no official date has been given for the opening of the new arena, the Cardiff Devils ice hockey team, who will make it their home, are hopeful the announcement of a February opening date is imminent. Kris Agland, commercial director for the Devils, said: \u201cAt the moment we are taking it game by game but we should [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[222,63,292],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-8456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cardiff-bay","category-ice-hockey-sport","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>New \u00a317m Cardiff Bay ice arena set to open next month<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A new \u00a317m ice arena in Cardiff Bay is expected to open next month\" 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