Sharks Ice San Jose

Sharks Ice San Jose

Official, current logo since 2022
Sharks Ice at San Jose in 2025
Former names	Ice Center of San Jose (1994–2001) [1] Logitech Ice At San Jose (2001–2007) Sharks Ice San Jose (2007–2016, 2022–present) Solar4America Ice (2016–2022)
Location	1500 South Tenth Street, San Jose, California, 95112
Coordinates	37°19′11″N121°51′51″W / 37.31966°N 121.86422°W / 37.31966; -121.86422
Owner	City of San Jose
Operator	Sharks Sports & Entertainment
Construction
Opened	1994 [1]
Renovated	2020 (Tech CU Arena)
Tenants
San Jose Sharks (NHL) San Jose State Spartans (ACHA) San Jose Jr. Sharks (NCYH) Sharks High School Hockey League (SHSHL)
Website
https://www.sharksiceatsanjose.com/

Sharks Ice at San Jose (formerly the Ice Center of San Jose, Logitech Ice Center, and Solar4AmericaIce) is an indoor ice rink in San Jose, California, United States. The largest ice rink facility in the Western United States, Sharks Ice serves as the official training facility for the NHL San Jose Sharks and the home arena for San Jose State University's Spartans club hockey team. ^[2] The venue is also used for public skating, public/private skating programs, ice hockey programs, and other winter sports (i.e. broomball, curling, speed skating, ice dancing, figure skating, etc.).

History

1990s

The facility opened in 1994 as Ice Center of San Jose and was expanded in 2000 and 2005. In 1995, the City of San Jose held a couple of community meetings to place "public art work for the 'wave wall'" on the building's facade. ^{[3] [4]} By January 1996, the city picked San Francisco-resident Joseph Samuel (aka JoeSam) to design the facade, and has been there ever since. ^{[5] [6]}

In 1995, the arena hosted the Women's Pacific Rim Championship ice hockey tournament.

2000s

In 2001, Swiss consumer electronics company Logitech bought the naming rights to the rink, therefore, renaming it into Logitech Ice At San Jose until September 2007 when the name changed into, what is today, Sharks Ice at San Jose. ^{[7] [8]}

Remodeled in the summer of 2005, the 180,000 sq ft (17,000 m²) facility features five NHL-sized ice rinks (the Spartans play on the North Rink, which has a listed seating capacity of approximately 550, but is routinely packed with upwards of 1000 fans on game nights)^{[ citation needed ]}, as well as a full-service Pro Shop, a full-service Food Court, and meeting space for up to 500 guests. ^[9]

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  White Rink
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  Orange Rink
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  Black Rink
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  Gray Rink
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  Sharks Rink

Additionally, Stanley's Sports Bar & Grill, opened in January 2006, features food, beer, and wine. ^[10]

2010s and beyond

Roofing contractor PetersenDean bought naming rights to the facility in 2016, renaming the facility after its Solar4America solar roofing brand. ^{[1] [11]} After PetersenDean's bankruptcy in 2020, the name reverted to Sharks Ice San Jose for the second time

A proposed 200,800 sq ft (18,650 m²) ^[12] expansion would add another two rink surfaces and more than double the size of the facility, but would displace the San Jose Municipal Firing Range. If the expansion is approved, it would begin construction in 2020 and finish in December 2021. ^[9] The facility expansion included the new Tech CU Arena, the permanent home of the San Jose Barracuda.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Walesh, Kim (March 23, 2015). "Actions related to bringing the San Jose Sharks American Hockey League affiliated team to San Jose" (PDF). Letter to. City of San José.
2. "SJSU Spartans Hockey" . Retrieved August 3, 2014.
3. "Police Officer, TV Journalist Receive Awards". The Mercury News . San Jose, California, U.S. February 27, 1995. p. 4B – via NewsBank. (box) JoeSam, an Oakland artist chosen by a panel of artists and arts professionals to create a public art work for the "wave wall" of the Ice Centre of San Jose, will reveal his ideas for the project at a community meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the ice center at 1500 S. 10th St.
4. "Skating Art On View". The Mercury News . San Jose, California, U.S. March 25, 1995. p. 4B – via NewsBank.
5. "Latino Officers' Event Will Fund Scholarships". The Mercury News . San Jose, California, U.S. January 30, 1996. p. 2B – via NewsBank. (box) Ice, the new public art project on the facade of the Ice Centre of San Jose, 1500 S. 10th St., will be dedicated at 11 a.m. Wednesday in a ceremony to be followed by one hour of free public skating. Speakers will be Mayor Susan Hammer, Councilman George Shirakawa Jr. and the artist, JoeSam of San Francisco.
6. "Public Art: Ice Play (Sharks Ice at San Jose)". City of San Jose.
7. Weimers, Leigh (August 22, 2001). "Missing Los Gatos Woman's Family: Keep Hunt For Daughter Alive". The Mercury News . San Jose, California, U.S. p. 1B – via NewsBank. I'm not always a fan of cities selling naming rights to facilities, but San Jose's latest sale seems to be a good move. Earlier this summer, it changed the name of the ice rink... from the Ice Centre of San Jose to Logitech Ice... Logitech already has nailed down www.logitechice.com.
8. Emmons, Mark (September 15, 2007). "Getting Over Getting Dumped - It Took The Sharks A While In Summer Thornton's Travels" . The Mercury News . San Jose, California, U.S. p. 2D – via San Jose Public Library.
9. Deruy, Emily (April 17, 2019). "San Jose: Solar4America ice rink expansion moves forward". The Mercury News . San Jose, California, U.S. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019.
10. Pizarro, Sal (April 15, 2010). "The Best Place To Chill For The Playoffs". The Mercury News . San Jose, California, U.S. p. 22T.
11. Thomas, Ian (September 26, 2016). "Sharks Partner With Solar4America For Naming Rights To Area Practice Rinks". SportsBusiness Daily . Advance Publications. Archived from the original on April 27, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
12. Hase, Grace (April 15, 2019). "San Jose City Council to debate moving mayoral elections". San Jose Spotlight . San Jose, California, U.S. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019.

External links

• Official website
• Logitech Ice At San Jose (Archived in September 13, 2007)