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The Bellingham Sportsplex is an American multi-use sports facility located in Bellingham, Washington. The Sportsplex contains two turf fields, primarily used for indoor soccer, and an ice rink, used by local amateur ice hockey teams, figure skating lessons and performances, home games for the Whatcom Soccer Academy Rapids soccer games along with semi-pro and collegiate Western Washington University hockey teams and the local junior hockey team, the Bellingham Blazers.
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| Former names | Civic Sports and Iceplex (1997-1998) |
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| Address | 1225 Civic Field Way Bellingham, Washington, U.S. USA |
| Capacity | 550 (ice hockey) 610 (soccer) |
| Opened | 1997 |
| Tenants | |
| Bellingham Blazers (USPHL) 2012-present
WWU Vikings Ice Hockey (ACHA) 1997-present Bellingham United (WISL) 2012-present | |
| Website | |
| https://whatcomsportsandrec.com/ | |
The Sportsplex's 37,000-square-foot (3,400 m2) ice hockey rink opened on October 20, 1997, and cost $2 million to construct.[1] It was owned by the Whitewater Ice Corporation, which had previously operated the defunct Whatcom County Sports Arena, on land leased from the city government.[2] The indoor soccer field opened on January 10, 2000.[3]
References
edit- ^ Pizzillo, Ericka (October 21, 1997). "Sportsplex rink finally opens". The Bellingham Herald. p. A1. Retrieved November 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harris, John (April 24, 1998). "Arena sheds ice for roller, in-line skates". The Bellingham Herald. p. A1.
- ^ Clawson, Paula (January 18, 2000). "Indoor soccer is hit with players". The Bellingham Herald. p. A6. Retrieved November 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.