Versowood Areena

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Versowood Areena
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Versowood Areena
AddressUrheilukatu 2
Location Heinola, Finland
Coordinates 61°12′15″N26°02′47″E / 61.2041°N 26.0463°E / 61.2041; 26.0463
OwnerCity of Heinola
Capacity 2,975
Surfaceice
Construction
Broke ground1983
Opened1984
Tenants
Peliitat Heinola
Heinola Ringette

Versowood Areena is an indoor arena in Heinola, Finland. The arena was built in 1984 and has a capacity of 2975 where 1500 can be seated and 1475 can stand. It is the home arena for Peliitat Heinola of the 2. Divisioona. [1]

History

Construction of the arena lasted from 1983 to 1984. The first match played was a test match friendly between the international squads Sweden and Finland which drew in a full crowd. The ceiling also holds the jerseys of Heinola greats Marko Nyman and Vesa Welling whose numbers 16 and 19 were retired by the team. [2]

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References

  1. "Versowood Areena". eruohockey.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  2. "Versowood Areena". jatkoaika.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.