Husqvarna Garden Explained

Husqvarna Garden
Location:554 54 Jönköping, Sweden
Coordinates:57.7869°N 14.2325°W
Broke Ground:17 September 1999
Opened:26 September 2000 (first ice hockey game)
21 October 2000
Expanded:2004
Owner:HV71 Fastighets AB
Operator:HV71
Construction Cost:SEK 135 million
EUR € 15 million
Architect:Flensborns arkitektkontor
Main Contractors:Skanska
Former Names:Kinnarps Arena (2000–2020)
Tenants:HV71 (SHL)
Seating Capacity:Ice hockey

7,000 (of which 1,100 standing)

Dimensions:Ice hockey rink: 30 x 60 meters

The Husqvarna Garden, formerly Kinnarps Arena, is an indoor arena, primarily an ice hockey venue, in Jönköping, Sweden.

History

The arena, which is located in the Rosenlund district of Jönköping, was built between September 1999 and September 2000. It was literally built around and on top of the old arena Rosenlundshallen while HV71 was still playing their regular season games.

Kinnarps Arena was designed by Flensborns arkitektkontor and Skanska as contractor, with Kinnarps AB financing the project. Future proprietor and owner of the arena is HV71 Fastighets AB, a subsidiary to HV71.

HV71 played its first Swedish Elite League game inside the arena on 26 September 2000, defeating Luleå HF, 6–4. The official inauguration occurred on 21 October the same year.[1]

To improve HV71's youth programme a training facility connected to Kinnarps Arena was built and stood ready for use in May 2001. In December 2003 the decision to expand the arena for season 2004–05 with another 1,000 seats, a restaurant, a sports bar, a café, a sky bar, new conference rooms and boxes, was made.

In the pre-season of 2007–08 HV71 invested in a new LED scoreboard, measuring 6.2 by 10.5 feet, capable of a display surpassing any LED scoreboards currently installed in Sweden. The scoreboard is a Daktronics Prostar Video 10 mm indoor display and resembles the boards used in General Motors Place and Enterprise Center in NHL, and in Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in France.[2]

In August 2020, the arena was renamed from Kinnarps Arena to Husqvarna Garden.[3]

Events hosted

Sport events

Other events

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kronologi över Jönköpings historia. Tommy Maltell. Kronologi över Jönköpings historia. 10 February 2021. sv.
  2. Web site: Nya bildskärmar till mediakuben . HV71.se . Daniel . Gustafsson . sv . 29 June 2007 . 29 June 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070815032935/http://www.hv71.se/nyhet.asp?sid=1545 . 15 August 2007 . dead .
  3. Web site: Husqvarna Garden nytt arenanamn för HV71. hv71.se. Freijd. Johan. HV71.
  4. News: Osäkert med Lövgren i World Cup. SVT Sport. sv. 10 November 2004. 26 August 2020.