Seattle Ice Arena

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Seattle Ice Arena
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The Ice Arena in 1958
Seattle Ice Arena
Address1200 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates 47°36′30″N122°19′58″W / 47.6084°N 122.3329°W / 47.6084; -122.3329
Type Sports arena
Genre(s)Hockey
Capacity 4,000
Field size200 ft × 80 ft (61 m × 24 m)
Surface Ice rink
Construction
Built1915
Closed1924
Demolished1963
Construction cost$100,000 (1915)
Tenants
1915-1924: Seattle Metropolitans

The Seattle Ice Arena was a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Seattle, Washington, United States. It was home to the Seattle Metropolitans Pacific Coast Hockey Association franchise from 1915 to 1924.

Built in 1915 at the cost of $100,000, [1] the Ice Arena was located in downtown Seattle east of what is now the Olympic Hotel on University Street. It was developed as part of the University of Washington-owned University Tract by the Metropolitan Building Company, and was designed in a style compatible to other buildings nearby. [2] On March 26, 1917, the Metropolitans defeated the Montreal Canadiens at the arena, becoming the first American team to win the Stanley Cup. The arena was briefly a roller rink and was remodeled into a parking garage for the Olympic Hotel shortly after the 1924–25 season. It was torn down in 1963 to make way for the IBM Building. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Arenas".
  2. "New Arena Is Now Underway: Metropolitan Company Has Started Work On Structure At Fifth And University". The Seattle Daily Times. Newsbank. August 15, 1915. p. 69.
Preceded by
None - new building
Home of the
Seattle Metropolitans

1915–1924
Succeeded by
None - converted to a parking lot