Intercable Arena, Ice hockey arena in Bruneck, Italy
Intercable Arena is an ice sports hall on the western edge of Bruneck, in the Waldheim school district. It is the home venue of HC Pustertal and holds 3,100 spectators: 1,650 seats and 1,450 standing places. The hall is used for ice hockey, figure skating, curling and Eisstockschießen.
The Intercable Arena replaced the Rienzstadion, which no longer met requirements; planning began in 2011, and an international competition with 72 architecture firms was decided on 29 May 2015 in favour of the Cez Calderan Zanovello studio. Construction started in July 2019, with the foundation stone laid on 7 September 2019, and the hall was completed in autumn 2021 after delays caused by storm damage and the coronavirus pandemic. The opening match on 1 October 2021 saw HC Pustertal lose 3:4 after overtime to EC Red Bull Salzburg.
The arena is home to HC Pustertal, whose opening match here on 1 October 2021 ended in a 3:4 overtime loss to EC Red Bull Salzburg. Since October 2021 it has also hosted HC Pustertal Junior, the Puster Ice Club, the Curling Club Südtirol and the Eisstockverein Bruneck, so ice hockey, curling and Eisstockschießen share the same building.
The hall stands in the Schulzone on the western edge of Bruneck, in the Waldheim district. It holds 3100 spectators, of whom 1650 are seated and 1450 standing; for concerts and other events the capacity can be raised to 4000. Besides hockey, the ice is used for figure skating, Eisstockschießen and curling.
The arena's name comes from Intercable, the Bruneck-based automotive supplier that holds the naming rights. The opening match on 1 October 2021 ended 4:3 after overtime, with HC Pustertal losing to EC Red Bull Salzburg. The hall stands in the Waldheim school zone on the western edge of Bruneck.
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