The Dundonald International Ice Bowl is an ice rink

Ice rink

An ice rink is a frozen body of water and/or hardened chemicals where people can skate or play winter sports. Besides recreational ice skating, some of its uses include ice hockey, figure skating and curling as well as exhibitions, contests and ice shows...

 in Belfast

Belfast

Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

. It was opened in 1986 by Peter Robinson.

Current Tennants

• Ice Rink (1986-present)
• Alaska Sports Diner (2004-present)
• Xtreme Bowling (1990's-present)
• Indiana Land (Children playzone, 1990-present)
• Choc-O-Bloc (Ice Cream, 2009-present)

Outside Tennants

• Urban Assault (1990-present)
• Pirate Adventure Golf (2004-present) Sometimes called Crazy Golf

Behind the Ice-Bowl is the David Lloyd Fitness Centre and across the road is the new Hanwood Business Park and Eastpoint Leisure Park, which all make up the Dundonald Leisure Park. There is planning permission for a hotel to be built next to the Ice Bowl and Fitness Centre since the early 2000's.

Pirates Adventure Golf

In 2004, a new golf course opened. It was built were the original main carpark was. It has two courses, Blackbeard's Adventure and The Captain's Challenge. In the Winter, a giant cover goes over the Blackbeard's Adventure course so visitors don't get put off and the track stays dry.

Ice Hockey

It is the training base and a secondary venue of the Belfast Giants

Belfast Giants

The Belfast Giants are an ice hockey team from Belfast, Northern Ireland that compete in the Elite Ice Hockey League. Home games are played at the 7,100-capacity Odyssey Arena in Belfast....

 ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 team.

During the 2008–09

2008–09 EIHL season

The 2008–09 EIHL season was the sixth season of the Elite Ice Hockey League. It began in September 2008 and ran through to April 2009. The ten clubs in the League competed for 4 different competitions: the Elite League, the Play-Offs, the Challenge Cup, and the Knockout Cup. The winners of...

 Elite Ice Hockey League

Elite Ice Hockey League

Several competitions fall under the jurisdiction of the Elite League. In 2006–07, the EIHL ran a total of four competitions: the league, playoffs, Challenge Cup and Knockout Cup. The league consists of a single division, each team playing three home games and three away games against the other...

 season, the venue hosted the second leg of the Challenge Cup

Challenge Cup (UK Ice Hockey)

The Challenge Cup, hosted annually by the Elite Ice Hockey League, is a cup competition for ice hockey clubs in the United Kingdom. It is one of three competitions ran each season by the Elite League, the others being the league championship and the playoff championship...

final, which was won 3–1 by the Giants, giving them a 6–5 aggregate victory.