Monitor ERP Arena, formerly named Gavlerinken Arena (2014–2019), Läkerol Arena (2006–2014) and Gavlerinken (1967–2006), is an
indoor sporting arena located in
Gävle
Gävle () is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 77,586 inhabitants in 2020, which makes it the 13th most populated city in Sweden. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland (Swede ...
,
Sweden
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. The capacity of the arena is 7,909 for
ice hockey games and 11,000 for concerts which makes it the
8th largest ice hockey arena in Sweden. The arena is the home arena of the
Brynäs IF ice hockey team.
The arena is partly powered by two 4 kW vertical axis
wind turbine manufactured by
Urban Green Energy.
History
Originally named ''Gavlerinken'', the arena was opened on 28 September 1967.
In 2005, the
municipality of Gävle sold the arena to Brynäs IF which re-built it and sold the
naming rights to
Leaf Candy Company
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, manufacturer of the
Läkerol pastilles, and it re-opened as ''Läkerol Arena'' on 13 November 2006. After the municipality of Gävle re-acquired the
naming rights in June 2014, they changed the name of the arena to ''Gavlerinken Arena'' for the following five seasons (through 2018–19).
Following the expiration of this deal, on 20 September 2019 a new deal was reached with
Monitor ERP System
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to rename the arena Monitor ERP Arena for the following five seasons (through 2023–24).
In
2007
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and
2016
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, the arena hosted a semi-final of
Melodifestivalen
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.
See also
*
List of indoor arenas in Sweden
*
List of indoor arenas in Nordic countries
References
External links
Hockeyarenas.net entry
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Indoor arenas in Sweden
Indoor ice hockey venues in Sweden
Ice hockey venues in Sweden
Sport in Gävle
Sports venues completed in 1967
Buildings and structures in Gävleborg County
Sports venues completed in 2006
1967 establishments in Sweden