V.F.W. Sports Center

46°49′15″N 100°47′41″W / 46.82083°N 100.79472°W / 46.82083; -100.79472OwnerBismarck Parks & RecreationOperatorBismarck Parks & RecreationCapacityIce Hockey: 1,289^[2]Surface200' x 85'(hockey)ConstructionBroke ground1985Opened1986^[1]TenantsBismarck Bobcats (NAHL) (1998–present)

The V.F.W. Sports Center is a multi purpose ice arena and recreational facility located in Bismarck, North Dakota owned and operated by the City of Bismarck Parks & Recreation Department.^[3] The ice arena serves as the home to the Bismarck Bobcats of the North American Hockey League^[4] The facility is also home to several local high school ice hockey teams, local figure skating and curling clubs,^[5] youth, and adult recreational ice hockey leagues, as well as public skating.^[6]

History

The arena was formerly known as All-Seasons Sports Center and opened in 1986.^[7] A second sheet of ice was added in 1999.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "2013 Facilities Executive Summary" (PDF). Bismarck Parks & Recreation. June 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
^ "About Us". Bismarck Bobcats. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
^ "Bobcats Make Trade, Sign Tender". Our Sports Central. May 23, 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
^ "Red-Hot Bobcats Roar to Top of the Central". North American Hockey League. November 23, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
^ Kalk, Jordan (March 17, 2010). "Bismarck Figure Skaters Going 'Legendary'". The Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
^ "Brazil Curling Team Coming to Bismarck". USA Curling. January 23, 2009. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
^ Babiarz, Lou (November 4, 2013). "Mielke Joining Curling Hall". The Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved January 22, 2014.