 The Ice Arena in 1958 | |
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| Address | 1200 Fifth Avenue Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 47°36′30″N 122°19′58″W / 47.6084°N 122.3329°W |
| Type | Sports arena |
| Genre(s) | Hockey |
| Capacity | 4,000 |
| Field size | 200 ft × 80 ft (61 m × 24 m) |
| Surface | Ice rink |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1915 |
| Closed | 1924 |
| Demolished | 1963 |
| Construction cost | $100,000 (1915) |
| Tenants | |
| 1915-1924: Seattle Metropolitans | |
The Seattle Ice Arena was a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Seattle, Washington, United States. It was home to the Seattle Metropolitans Pacific Coast Hockey Association franchise from 1915 to 1924.
Built in 1915 at the cost of $100,000,[1] the Ice Arena was located in downtown Seattle east of what is now the Olympic Hotel on University Street. It was developed as part of the University of Washington-owned University Tract by the Metropolitan Building Company, and was designed in a style compatible to other buildings nearby.[2] On March 26, 1917, the Metropolitans defeated the Montreal Canadiens at the arena, becoming the first American team to win the Stanley Cup. The arena was briefly a roller rink and was remodeled into a parking garage for the Olympic Hotel shortly after the 1924–25 season. It was torn down in 1963 to make way for the IBM Building.[1]