Sports Plus Arena is a 1,200 seat multi-purpose

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, USA. The ice arena has two sheets of ice for

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and open skating. The arena also houses Shooters Bar and Grill, arcade games, two concessions, Northlands Pro Shop, a inflatable zone, roller hockey, 6

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used for

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and

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, and a sports trainer. Originally housing a

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warehouse club (a road leading to the arena's parking lot maintains the name 'Makro Drive'), the arena was the home of the Cincinnati Swords and Queen City Steam junior hockey team in the

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from 2007 to 2015. The team would change their name in 2015 to the Thunder and began playing out of the

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in the 2015–16 season. The complex changed its name to Queen City Sportsplex in 2024.

External links

Sports Plus Arena website
Indoor arenas in Ohio Ice hockey venues in the United States Sports venues in Ohio Buildings and structures in Hamilton County, Ohio