Kettler Capitals Iceplex
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| Former names | Ballston Ice Arena (name during planning and construction) |
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| Location | Ballston neighborhood |
| Public transit | Washington Metro (Ballston–MU station) |
| Owner | Arlington County |
| Capacity | 1,200 |
| Surface | 200' x 85' (Rinks 1 and 2) |
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| Opened | November, 2006 |
| Construction cost | $42.8 million |
| Architect | William R. Drury |
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Georgetown University George Washington University NOVA Cool Cats special hockey team DC Sled Sharks Washington Capitals (practice facility) |
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Kettler Capitals Iceplex is the practice arena of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. The highest ice rink above street-level in the United States, it is located on the eighth floor atop the parking garage adjoining the Ballston Common Mall in the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia.
Opened in 2006, the 137,000-square-foot (12,700 m2) facility, which is owned by Arlington County and leased to the Capitals, houses two full-NHL-sized ice rinks with seating for 1,200, a training center, a proshop, and offices for staff of both the Capitals team and the WNBA's Washington Mystics team.
The Capitals spend about 300 hours annually practicing at the arena, which has 12,000 hours of ice time available annually. The Iceplex also serves as the home ice for the club teams of Georgetown University and George Washington University. The Iceplex also runs an adult league for amateur hockey players. It is regularly available for recreational use, and hosts "Learn to Skate" camps and lessons throughout the year.
The IcePlex is also home to the NOVA Cool Cats special hockey team, which practices and has home games at the IcePlex, and the DC Sled Sharks, a sledge hockey team for physically disabled youths 18 and under, which plays in the Delaware Valley Sled Hockey League. [1] [2]
The IcePlex served as the initial inspiration for the building of HarborCenter in Buffalo, New York by the Buffalo Sabres and Terrence Pegula. HarborCenter serves a similar purpose to the IcePlex.
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