Silverdome Arena | |
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| Location | Leisure Park, Basingstoke RG22 6PG |
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| Owner | The Arena Group Ltd |
| Operator | Planet Ice |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 30 April 1988 |
| Construction cost | £2 million |
| Architect | Mike Lewis |
| General contractor | Framex Building Systems |
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| Basingstoke Bison Basingstoke Buffalo | |
51°15′54″N 1°07′05″W / 51.265°N 1.118°W The Planet Ice Silverdome Arena is a 2,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Basingstoke, England. It was built in 1988 and has an Olympic sized 60 m × 30 m (197 ft × 98 ft) ice rink. It is one of several ice skating arenas in the UK operated by the Planet Ice company. It is home to the Basingstoke Bison and Basingstoke Buffalo ice hockey teams.
The first ever hockey game played at the ice rink was between Basingstoke Beavers (now Bison) and Bournemouth Sharks, on Sunday 17 July 1988. The Beavers won the game 27-2 in front of 1,200 spectators. The first ever goal was scored by the Beavers' Don Yewchin after just 10 seconds.