Ejendals Arena
Encyclopedia
Tegera Arena is an arena
in Leksand
, Sweden
primarily used for ice hockey
, and is the home arena of Leksands IF
. It opened in 2005 and holds 7,650 people. The arena was host to the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
together with FM Mattsson Arena
in Mora
. The following season, the 2007 4 Nations Cup
was played at Tegera Arena. The current attendance record for ice hockey
is 8,017. However, the maximum capacity has since been reduced to 7,650 due to safety regulations. Until fall 2010 the name was Ejendals Arena, but the company owning the name rights decided they wanted to promote a brand instead of their company name.
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
in Leksand
Leksand
Leksand is a locality and the seat of Leksand Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 5,861 inhabitants in 2005.- Sport :Leksand is famous for the Leksands IF ice hockey team. Leksand is also home to the Leksands Baseball and Softball Club, one of the oldest and more successful baseball clubs...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
primarily used for 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...
, and is the home arena of Leksands IF
Leksands IF
Leksands Idrottsförening is a Swedish ice hockey team from the town of Leksand in the region of Dalarna. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Leksand has played 53 seasons in the top Swedish league – between 1951 to 2001, 2002 to 2004, and 2005–06...
. It opened in 2005 and holds 7,650 people. The arena was host to the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 2007 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held in Mora and Leksand, Sweden between December 26, 2006 and January 5, 2007. The venues were FM Mattsson Arena in Mora, and Ejendals Arena in Leksand...
together with FM Mattsson Arena
FM Mattsson Arena
FM Mattsson Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Mora, Sweden. The capacity of the arena is 4,500 and it was built in 1967. It is the home arena of the Mora IK ice hockey team. Together with Ejendals Arena in Leksand, it hosted the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.-External...
in Mora
Mora, Sweden
Mora is a locality and the seat of Mora Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 10,940 inhabitants in 2005.-History:There are signs of human activity in the surroundings of Mora dating from 4000 B.C. The earliest found buildings in Mora are from the 7th century...
. The following season, the 2007 4 Nations Cup
2007 4 Nations Cup
The 2007 4 Nations Cup was held in Leksand, Sweden from November 7 to November 11, 2007. All games were played at the Ejendals Arena. The teams involved were Canada, the United States, Sweden, and Finland.Canada defeated the USA 2-0 in the gold medal game....
was played at Tegera Arena. The current attendance record for 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...
is 8,017. However, the maximum capacity has since been reduced to 7,650 due to safety regulations. Until fall 2010 the name was Ejendals Arena, but the company owning the name rights decided they wanted to promote a brand instead of their company name.