List of Olympic venues in ice hockey explained

For the Summer and Winter Olympics, there are 46 venues that have been or will be used for ice hockey. The 46 venues are the most for any Winter Olympic sport. The first venue ice hockey took place in was indoor during the Summer Olympics in 1920. Twelve years later, ice hockey was held both indoors and outdoors. The plan was to have two of the twelve matches for those games played indoors, but thawing ice at the outdoor venue for those games forced four of the outdoor games to be moved indoors in 1932. Despite the success of indoor ice hockey venues at the 1932 Winter Olympics, it would be twenty years before another indoor venue would be used. Ice hockey would not be indoors entirely until the 1964 Games where they have remained as of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Both venues for the 2014 Winter Olympics are constructed to be indoors.

GamesVenueLocationsOther sports hosted at venue for these gamesCapacityRef.
Indoor Not listed.[1] [2] [3]
Outdoor 45,000[4]
Outdoor 4,000[5] [6]
Olympic Arena (final) Indoor 3,360[7]
Outdoor 7,475[8]
Olympia-Kunsteisstadion (final) Outdoor 17,000[9]
Outdoor 17,940 (Bobsleigh), 16,000 (Ice hockey, Speed skating)[10]
Outdoor None Not listed.[11]
Olympic Stadium (final) Outdoor Not listed.[12]
Outdoor None Not listed.
1952 OsloDæhlenengaOutdoorBandy (demonstration)Not listed[13]
Jordal Amfi (final)IndoorNone10,000[14]
KadettangenOutdoorNoneNot listed.
Lillestrøm stadionOutdoorNoneNot listed.
Marienlyst stadionOutdoorNoneNot listed.
Indoor None 2,000[15]
Olympic Ice Stadium (final) Outdoor 12,042[16]
Blyth Arena (final) Indoor 8,500[17]
Outdoor Not listed.
Indoor None 5,544[18]
Olympiahalle (final) Indoor 10,836
Indoor None 2,700[19]
Le Stade de Glace (final) Indoor 12,000[20]
Makomanai Ice Arena (final) Indoor Figure skating (final), Closing ceremonies 2,700[21]
Indoor None 6,000[22]
Indoor None Not listed.[23]
Olympiahalle (final) Indoor Not listed.[24]
Indoor 8,500 (ice hockey)
2,000 (figure skating)		[25]
Indoor 15,000[26]
Zetra Ice Hall (final) Indoor 15,000[27]
Indoor None 2,000[28]
Olympic Saddledome (final) Indoor Figure skating (final) 16,605[29]
Indoor 6,475[30]
Indoor None 6,420[31]
Indoor None 5,300[32]
Håkon Hall (final) Indoor None 10,500[33]
Indoor None 6,000 [34]
Big Hat (final) Indoor None 10,104 [35]
E Center (final) Indoor None 10,500 [36]
Indoor None 8,400[37]
Palasport Olimpico (final) Indoor None 12,500[38]
Indoor None 5,400[39]
2010 VancouverCanada Hockey Place (final)IndoorNone18,630[40]
UBC Thunderbird ArenaIndoorNone7,200[41]
Bolshoy Ice Dome (final) Indoor None 12,000 [42]
Indoor None 7,000[43]
Gangneung Hockey Centre (final) Indoor None 10,000 [44]
Indoor None 6,000
Wukesong Sports Centre (men's final) Indoor None 18,000
Beijing National Indoor Stadium (women's final) Indoor None 18,000
PalaItalia (final) Indoor None 16,000
Indoor 12,000
Indoor (temporarily) None 17,000 (men's)
17,000 (women's)
Salt Lake Ice Center (final) Indoor None 16,200 [45]
Indoor None 10,000

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417053622/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/FSK/ Sports-reference.com profile of Figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418124636/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/ICH/mens-ice-hockey.html Sports-reference.com profile of the men's Ice Hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
  3. Web site: Olympic Games Antwerp 1920 – Official Report . . 1957 . 52 . fr . 14 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110505163318/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1920/1920.pdf . 5 May 2011 .
  4. Web site: 1924 Olympics Official Report . . 645, 648–50 . fr . 14 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080410085129/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1924/1924.pdf . 10 April 2008 .
  5. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1928/1928w1.pdf 1928 Winter Olympics official report.
  6. Web site: 1928 Winter Olympics official report, part 2 . . 1–7, 15 . fr . 10 October 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101217062055/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1928/1928w2.pdf . 17 December 2010 .
  7. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1932/1932w.pdf 1932 Winter Olympics official report.
  8. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1932/1932w.pdf 1932 Winter Olympics official report.
  9. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1936/1936win.pdf 1936 Winter Olympics official report.
  10. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1936/1936win.pdf 1936 Olympic Winter Games official report.
  11. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/ORW1948.pdf 1948 Winter Olympics official report.
  12. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/ORW1948.pdf 1948 Winter Olympics official report.
  13. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1952/or1952w.pdf 1952 Winter Olympics official report.
  14. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1952/or1952w.pdf 1952 Winter Olympics official report.
  15. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/orw1956.pdf The Official Report of the Organising Committee of the VIIth Winter Olympic Games 1956 at Cortina.
  16. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/orw1956.pdf The Official Report of the Organising Committee of the VIIth Winter Olympic Games 1956 at Cortina.
  17. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1960/1960w.pdf 1960 Winter Olympics official report.
  18. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/orw1964.pdf 1964 Winter Olympics official report.
  19. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1968/or1968.pdf 1968 Winter Olympics official report.
  20. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1968/or1968.pdf 1968 Winter Olympics official report.
  21. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1972/orw1972.pdf 1972 Winter Olympics official report.
  22. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1972/orw1972.pdf 1972 Winter Olympics official report.
  23. https://web.archive.org/web/20080226202233/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/orw1976.pdf 1976 Winter Olympics official report.
  24. https://web.archive.org/web/20080226202233/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/orw1976.pdf 1976 Winter Olympics official report.
  25. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1980/orw1980v1.pdf 1980 Winter Olympics official report.
  26. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1984/or1984w.pdf 1984 Winter Olympics official report.
  27. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1984/or1984w.pdf 1984 Winter Olympics official report.
  28. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1988/orw1988pt1.pdf 1988 Winter Olympics.
  29. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1988/orw1988pt1.pdf 1988 Winter Olympics official report.
  30. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1988/orw1988pt1.pdf 1988 Winter Olympics official report.
  31. https://web.archive.org/web/20080226202512/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1992/orw1992.pdf 1992 Winter Olympics official report.
  32. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1994/E_BOOK3.PDF 1994 Winter Olympics official report.
  33. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1994/E_BOOK3.PDF 1994 Winter Olympics official report.
  34. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1998/Vol2_e.pdf 1998 Winter Olympics official report.
  35. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1998/Vol2_e.pdf 1998 Winter Olympics official report.
  36. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2002/2002v1.pdf 2002 Winter Olympics official report.
  37. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2002/2002v1.pdf 2002 Winter Olympics official report.
  38. https://web.archive.org/web/20100506003957/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2006/2006v3.pdf 2006 Winter Olympics official report.
  39. https://web.archive.org/web/20100506003957/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2006/2006v3.pdf 2006 Winter Olympics official report.
  40. Web site: Venues–Canada Hockey Place. Vancouver Organizing Committee. 2010-03-10.
  41. Web site: Venues–UBC Thunderbird Arena. Vancouver Organizing Committee. 2010-03-10.
  42. http://sochi2014.com/en/objects/sea/arena/ Sochi2014.com profile of the Bolshoi Ice Palace.
  43. http://sochi2014.com/en/objects/sea/arena_small/ Sochi2014.com profile of the Maly Ice Palace.
  44. http://www.pyeongchang2018.org/upload/volume/volume2%2009_Sport%20and%20venues_low.pdf PyeongChang bid document.
  45. Web site: 2024-10-10 . Ryan Smith names Delta Center as hockey venue for 2034 Winter Games . 2024-10-16 . www.sportsbusinessjournal.com . en.

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