Anaheim Ice, formerly known as Disney Ice, is an indoor ice rink complex in

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. It is known for being one of the major works of

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. It was the practice and training rink of the

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of the

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until those operations were moved to Great Park Ice in 2019. Currently, the venue hosts youth hockey,

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events, and public skating. Additionally, it serves as the home rink for the

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club hockey team, and was the site of the 2010 PAC-8 Hockey Conference Tournament, hosted by USC.

History

Disney Ice was commissioned by Disney's then-CEO

Michael Eisner Michael Dammann Eisner ( ; born March 7, 1942) is an American businessman and former chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Walt Disney Company from September 1984 to September 2005. Prior to Disney, Eisner was president of rival film ...

, who said, "I was looking for the next generation of American architects -- and he was on the list of architects who were pushing the envelope. We bought a hockey team. We needed a practice rink."American Masters: Frank Gehry
PBS The facility resembles a pair of huge

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s, and has a wooden interior with laminated beams and braces, producing "a nautical effect that recalls the inverted ship shape of Gehry's Disney Concert Hall". It opened in 1995. When the Anaheim Ducks (then known as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim) were sold to

Henry Samueli Henry Samueli (born September 20, 1954) is an American businessman and engineer. He is a co-founder of Broadcom Corporation, owner of the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL), and a prominent philanthropist in the Orange County, C ...

and his wife Susan in 2005, Disney Ice was also sold to the Samuelis, who renamed it Anaheim Ice. In late 2019, the Ducks relocated their practices to Great Park Ice in

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. On March 14, 2020, Anaheim Ice temporarily suspended all operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite later resuming operations, Anaheim Ice facilities agreed to comply with ongoing California state COVID-19 guidelines in August 2020. Anaheim Ice served as the site to take the cover of

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, the 2022 version of the NHL series of video games produced by

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. The cover features

player Trevor Zegras alongside Sarah Nurse, a member of

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References

External links

Official website
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History

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