Murrayfield Ice Rink is a 3,800-seat multi-purpose

arena An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectator ...

in the Murrayfield area of

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, adjacent to

Murrayfield Stadium Murrayfield Stadium (known as BT Murrayfield Stadium for sponsorship reasons, or popularly as Murrayfield) is a Rugby stadium located in the Murrayfield area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It has a seating capacity of 67,144 making it the largest sta ...

. It was built between 1938 and 1939 and is home to the Edinburgh Capitals

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice ...

team and a seven-sheet

curling Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns slidi ...

rink which was constructed in the 1970s following the closure of

Haymarket Ice Rink Haymarket Ice Rink was a former ice skating and curling venue in Edinburgh, Scotland, which opened in 1912 and closed in 1978. It was constructed following the availability of land resulting from the relocation of James Swan's cattle market to ...

.Bellshill Curling Club
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Ice Hockey

The Edinburgh Capitals are the main ice hockey team that are playing out of Murrayfield Ice Rink after it was announced they would be joining the Scottish National League from the 2022-23 season. The rink was formerly home to the

Murrayfield Racers The Murrayfield Racers were an ice hockey team based in Edinburgh, Scotland who were founded in 1952 as the Murrayfield Royals before changing their name to the Murrayfield Racers in 1966. The team won the British Championship four times in ...

from their founding in 2018, until 2022.

Sports and events usage

Scottish National League (ice hockey) The Scottish National League is an ice hockey league based in Scotland comprising 8 teams. The league sits below the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) in the UK ice hockey structure alongside England's National Ice Hockey League (NIHL). F ...

* NIHL North Cup * Murrayfield Ice Skaters Club (figure skating) *Murrayfield Juniors Ice Hockey Club *Edinburgh Eagles University Hockey *Recreational Hockey (Caledonia Steel Queens, Edinburgh Knights, Edinburgh Lions, Edinburgh Phoenix, Edinburgh Stingers) *Murrayfield Skating School *Murrayfield Skating Academy *Edinburgh Fringe Festival Venue

References

External links

Murrayfield Ice Rink Ltd

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