Solar4America Ice

Solar4America Ice at San Jose
Former names Ice Center of San Jose (1994–?)[1]
Logitech Ice Center
Sharks Ice (?–2016)
Location 1500 S. Tenth St.
San Jose, CA 95112
Operator Sharks Sports & Entertainment
Opened 1994[1]
Tenants
San Jose Sharks-NHL
San Jose State Spartans-ACHA
Website
www.solar4americaiceatsanjose.com

Solar4America Ice at San Jose (formerly the Ice Center of San Jose, Logitech Ice Center, and Sharks Ice at San Jose) is an indoor ice rink in San Jose, California, United States. The largest ice rink facility in the Western United States, Solar4America Ice serves as the official training facility for the NHL San Jose Sharks and the home arena for San Jose State University's Spartans hockey team. The facility opened in 1994 and was expanded in 2000 and 2005. Roofing contractor PetersenDean bought naming rights to the facility in 2016, renaming the facility after its Solar4America solar roofing brand.[1][2]

The venue is also used for public skating, public/private skating programs, hockey programs, broomball, curling, speed skating, ice dancing, and more.[3]

The arena has been the full-time home of the San Jose State Spartan Hockey team since 2000. In 2005, with the addition of a real-live submarine klaxon, the arena is unofficially referred to by the school's students as "U.S.S. Spartan." The Spartan was named "The Loudest Barn in the West" by a tally of West Region fans, and is usually packed to capacity during home games.

Remodeled in the summer of 2005, the nearly 170,000 square-foot facility features four (4) NHL-sized ice rinks (the Spartans play on the North Rink, which has a listed seating capacity of approximately 550, but is routinely packed with upwards of 1000 fans on game nights), as well as a full-service Pro Shop, a full-service Food Court, a video arcade, and meeting space for up to 500 guests.

Additionally, Stanley's Sports Bar & Grill, opened in January 2006, features food, beer, and wine. Patrons can enjoy the mountain chalet feel of the restaurant while enjoying their favorite sporting event, either through the windows of Stanley's that overlook three of the four rinks at Solar4America Ice, or on one of their 11 plasma TVs, complete with state-of-the-art sound and satellite packages.[4]

In 1995, the arena hosted the Women's Pacific Rim Championship ice hockey tournament.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Walesh, Kim (March 23, 2015). "Actions related to bringing the San Jose Sharks American Hockey League affiliated team to San Jose" (PDF) (Letter). Letter to. City of San José.
  2. ↑ Thomas, Ian (September 26, 2016). "Sharks Partner With Solar4America For Naming Rights To Area Practice Rinks". SportsBusiness Daily. Advance Publications. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Logitech Ice Center". ajc.com. February 29, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  4. ↑ "SJSU Spartans Hockey". Retrieved 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)


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