Wellblechpalast
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Wellblechpalast is the now official name the ice hockey arena in the sports complex Sportforum Hohenschönhausen
in Berlin
Germany
. The arena, with a crowd capacity of 4,695 people was built in 1963 and was home ice of the ice hockey
team Eisbären Berlin
until the 2007/2008 season. The facility still serves as training unit for the Eisbären Berlin. The structure's roof is made up of corrugated iron sheets ("Wellblech" in German). The nickname "Wellblechpalast" (corrugated roof palace), coined by a journalist during the 1990s, had originally a pejorative connotation that meant to characterise the destitute nature of the Eisbären Berlin ice hockey club, which regularly finished at the bottom of the standings. However, the name stuck and assumed somewhat of a cult status among fans. On 6 October 2001 the hall was officially re-named to Wellblechpalast.
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Sportforum Hohenschönhausen
Sportforum Hohenschönhausen is a multi-use sports complex in Berlin-Hohenschönhausen, Germany that includes facilities for speed skating, athletics, cycling, and other sports.-Ice sports arena:...
in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The arena, with a crowd capacity of 4,695 people was built in 1963 and was home ice of the 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 Eisbären Berlin
Eisbären Berlin
' are a professional ice hockey team based in Berlin, Germany. The team competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga , the highest level of play in professional German ice hockey and is also one of the league's founding members...
until the 2007/2008 season. The facility still serves as training unit for the Eisbären Berlin. The structure's roof is made up of corrugated iron sheets ("Wellblech" in German). The nickname "Wellblechpalast" (corrugated roof palace), coined by a journalist during the 1990s, had originally a pejorative connotation that meant to characterise the destitute nature of the Eisbären Berlin ice hockey club, which regularly finished at the bottom of the standings. However, the name stuck and assumed somewhat of a cult status among fans. On 6 October 2001 the hall was officially re-named to Wellblechpalast.
http://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/adieu-altes-haus/1207562.html