hockey arena

Puck sport stadium

A hockey arena is an indoor venue built for ice hockey, featuring a rink surrounded by spectator seating.

The term applies to facilities ranging from small-town rinks to major professional stadiums seating twenty thousand.

In casual use, arena and rink are often interchangeable, though arena typically implies a larger venue with stands: The new hockey arena downtown seats eighteen thousand.

Opposites
venue type/sport

hockey arenabasketball court

Rectangular hoops playing surface

tennis court · football stadium · baseball stadium · soccer pitch · cricket ground

indoor vs outdoor setting

hockey arenaoutdoor rink

Roofless ice skating venue

beach volleyball court · outdoor amphitheater · open field · ski slope · hiking trail

temperature/climate of venue

hockey arenasauna

Heated room for sweating

beach

Family

arena, hockey

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G