A Warners Bay rink opened in 2000, home of the Newcastle Northstars and host of the 2008 IIHF Division II
Hunter Ice Skating Stadium opened in 2000 in Warners Bay on Lake Macquarie. It is the home ice of the Newcastle Northstars, who play in the Australian Ice Hockey League and the East Coast Super League, and it holds 1,000 spectators and a jumbotron that the stadium says is the first and only one at an ice rink in Australia.
The Hunter Ice Skating Club formed here in 2001, and the stadium has hosted fourteen AIHL regular-season matches a year since 2002. The Newcastle In House Hockey League is based here, and the AIHL finals weekend has been played in the building four times, in 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2012.
In April 2008 it hosted the IIHF World Championship Division II Group B tournament, when Australia won promotion.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Public skating with rental skates is A$21 for ages 6 and under, A$26 for ages 7 and over and A$85 for a family pass; with your own skates it is A$15 and A$20, with A$6 off for each person bringing their own skates.
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Rental skates range from kids size 9 up to adult size 13.
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There is no specific age limit for skating, and the stadium's programs cater to different skill levels.
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The stadium has on-site parking.
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Wheelchairs and strollers are allowed on the ice as long as a responsible person is constantly in control of them.
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