Hakucho Arena

Hakucho Arena
Location	Tomakomai, Hokkaidō, Japan
Owner	Tomakomai City
Operator	Tomakomai City Athletic Association
Capacity	3,015
Opened	1996
Tenants
	Oji Eagles

The Hakucho Arena (白鳥アリーナ, Hakuchō Arīna) is an indoor sporting arena located in Tomakomai, Hokkaidō, Japan. The arena opened in 1996. It has a capacity of 4,015 (3,015 seated and 1,000 standing). It is the home arena of the Oji Eagles ice hockey team.

Many tournaments such as the Asia League Ice Hockey and national high school competitions are held here.^[1]

History

The arena cost about 5.1 billion yen and was completed in 1996, the 30th anniversary of the Tomakomai City's declaration as a "Sports City".

At the opening ceremony, members of the Tomakomai Figure Skating Club and local sports clubs cut the ribbon, and there was a performance by Midori Ito.^[2] The Oji Paper Ice Hockey Team played a game with a Russian team.

It has been designated as a national training center for ice hockey since 2008.

In April 2015, the holding company of Oji Paper Prince Holdings changed the name of the arena to "Swan Prince Ice Arena".^[3]

Notes

Since April 2015, this arena is called "Hakucho Oji Ice Arena" by the introduction of naming rights.

References

^ “白鳥アリーナ待望の完成 29日から記念の国際試合新王子今季6ホームゲーム予定”. 北海道新聞 (北海道新聞社). (1996年8月2日)
^ “96ニュースカレンダー 7－12月”. 北海道新聞 (北海道新聞社). (1996年12月26日)
^ “4月から「白鳥王子アイスアリーナ」王子ホールディングスに命名権”. 苫小牧民報 (苫小牧民報社). (2015年2月14日)

References

City of Tomakomai Hakucho Arena (in Japanese)

42°38′22″N 141°36′24″E / 42.639342°N 141.606589°E / 42.639342; 141.606589

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[hokkaido-np-1996-8-2-1] “白鳥アリーナ待望の完成 29日から記念の国際試合新王子今季6ホームゲーム予定”. 北海道新聞 (北海道新聞社). (1996年8月2日)

[hokkaido-np-1996-12-26-2] “96ニュースカレンダー 7－12月”. 北海道新聞 (北海道新聞社). (1996年12月26日)

[tomakomai-minpo-2015-2-14-3] “4月から「白鳥王子アイスアリーナ」王子ホールディングスに命名権”. 苫小牧民報 (苫小牧民報社). (2015年2月14日)

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