V.F.W. Sports Center Explained

Stadium Name:	V.F.W. Sports Center
Location:	1200 North Washington Street Bismarck, ND 58501
Coordinates:	46.8208°N -100.7947°W
Broke Ground:	1985
Opened:	1986^[1]
Owner:	Bismarck Parks & Recreation
Operator:	Bismarck Parks & Recreation
Surface:	200' x 85'(hockey)
Former Names:	All-Seasons Sports Center
Tenants:	Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) (1998 - present)
Seating Capacity:	Ice Hockey 1,289^[2]

The V.F.W. Sports Center is a multi purpose ice arena and recreational facility located in Bismarck, North Dakota owned and operated by the City of Bismarck Parks & Recreation Department.^[3] The ice arena serves as the home to the Bismarck Bobcats of the North American Hockey League^[4] The facility is also home to several local high school ice hockey teams, local figure skating and curling clubs,^[5] youth, and adult recreational ice hockey leagues, as well as public skating.^[6]

History

The arena was formerly known as All-Seasons Sports Center and opened in 1986.^[7] A second sheet of ice was added in 1999.^[1]

External links

• Official site
• Bismarck Bobcats website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2013 Facilities Executive Summary. Bismarck Parks & Recreation. June 2013. January 22, 2014.
2. Web site: About Us. Bismarck Bobcats. January 22, 2014.
3. Web site: Bobcats Make Trade, Sign Tender. Our Sports Central. May 23, 2008. January 22, 2014.
4. Web site: Red-Hot Bobcats Roar to Top of the Central. North American Hockey League. November 23, 2009. January 22, 2014.
5. News: Bismarck Figure Skaters Going ‘Legendary’. Jordan. Kalk. The Bismarck Tribune. March 17, 2010. January 22, 2014.
6. Web site: Brazil Curling Team Coming to Bismarck. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201224114/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2009/January/23/Brazil-curling-team-coming-to-Bismarck. dead. February 1, 2014. USA Curling. January 23, 2009. January 22, 2014.
7. News: Mielke Joining Curling Hall. Lou. Babiarz. The Bismarck Tribune. November 4, 2013. January 22, 2014.