Smidjegrav Arena, Indoor ice rink in Mora, Sweden
Smidjegrav Arena, known as Wibe Arena since 2025, is an indoor ice rink in Mora holding 4,500 spectators. The building dates from 1967, when it opened as Mora Ishall; it was rebuilt in 162 days for the 2004 Elitserien season. It is the home arena of the Mora IK ice hockey club.
The building opened in 1967 and was originally called Mora Ishall before receiving a new name in later years. Over the decades, it became an important center for ice hockey and other winter events in the region.
The arena is known locally as Smidjegrav, after the ground it was built on, and the name was made official on 26 June 2015. It has also carried sponsor names: Jalas Arena from 2017 to 2020, then Smidjegrav Arena again until the Wibe Arena name was presented for the 2025/2026 season. It remains the home rink of Mora IK.
The arena sits in the Smidjegrav area of Mora, on the site that gave the hall its popular name. Mora IK sold the building to its own property company for one krona in 2004, when promotion to the Elitserien required a 162-day rebuild financed by a 23 million kronor loan from Mora Municipality. The name has changed with sponsors: Smidjegrav Arena from 2015, Jalas Arena 2017–2020, Smidjegrav again 2020–2025, and Wibe Arena from the 2025/26 season.
The arena hosted matches during the 2007 Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, bringing international attention to this small town. This event showed that Mora holds a place on the world map of winter sports despite its modest size.
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