Seattle Ice Arena

Seattle Ice Arena
The Ice Arena in 1958
Map
Address1200 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates47°36′30″N 122°19′58″W / 47.6084°N 122.3329°W / 47.6084; -122.3329
TypeSports arena
Genre(s)Hockey
Capacity4,000
Field size200 ft × 80 ft (61 m × 24 m)
SurfaceIce rink
Construction
Built1915
Closed1924
Demolished1963
Construction cost$100,000 (1915)
Tenants
1915-1924: Seattle Metropolitans

The Seattle Ice Arena was a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Seattle, Washington, United States. It was home to the Seattle Metropolitans Pacific Coast Hockey Association franchise from 1915 to 1924.

Built in 1915 at the cost of $100,000,[1] the Ice Arena was located in downtown Seattle east of what is now the Olympic Hotel on University Street. It was developed as part of the University of Washington-owned University Tract by the Metropolitan Building Company, and was designed in a style compatible to other buildings nearby.[2] On March 26, 1917, the Metropolitans defeated the Montreal Canadiens at the arena, becoming the first American team to win the Stanley Cup. The arena was briefly a roller rink and was remodeled into a parking garage for the Olympic Hotel shortly after the 1924–25 season. It was torn down in 1963 to make way for the IBM Building.[1]

  1. ^ a b "The Arenas".
  2. ^ "New Arena Is Now Underway: Metropolitan Company Has Started Work On Structure At Fifth And University". The Seattle Daily Times. Newsbank. August 15, 1915. p. 69.