Eisstadion Weißwasser

Lusatian foxes

The term ice rink White water stands for several independent, but one after the other existing ice surfaces in the city of White Water. The Hockey Teams White water contributed in the first half of the 20th century their games out on the frozen pond in the east brown white water.

Jahnstadion

While white water had developed alongside Frankenhausen to one of the strongholds of hockey in Saxony and Eastern Germany, the call for a fixed Stadium analogous to the buildings in Frankenhausen and Schierke grew louder. Even before the BSG "Crystal " in 1950 took part for the first time as a second -Saxon representatives of national championships in the GDR, the city white water sports communion between the pond road and the Jahn pond land on a former brown coal pit hole for 20 years free of charge. There 1949/1950 the Jahn stadium was built as an open- air arena with clubhouse and changing rooms. First, gangs and grandstands were erected on the frozen natural ice surface; under the National integration in the early 1950s, the scope was expanded and additional building for changing rooms, technical equipment and a clubhouse built.

Art ice rink " Wilhelm Pieck "

Due to the success and the growing interest in the population, the demand for an ice rink was loud, in which the sport could be operated independently of the weather. The foundation stone for the new building of the art ice rink in white water was laid on April 16, 1958 alongside the then Paul- jack - sports court. The then largest open-air stadium in Europe was named after Wilhelm Pieck, the first president of the GDR and opened on 7 November 1958, a friendly match between Dynamo White Water and Legia Warsaw before 7000 spectators.

The stadium was until 1990 the venue for many games to the GDR championship, which was played in 1990 for the 25th and last time and won by the team of white water. Many international matches between club and national teams were held in this stadium.

After the fall of the stadium was no longer up to the demands of the German Hockey League. The games were henceforth be held in the converted former speed skating hall. The stadium building housed a few more years the junior teams and only a few times still served the left to decay given ice rink as a training area. Once more it made ​​headlines, as from the city and the club for years cherished idea of ​​a canopy by the proposed application should be promoted as a venue for the 2001 World Championships. However, this was denied by the estimated financial cost of 15 million marks.

After years of vacancy and decay the open-air stadium from October 2010 to February 2011 was demolished to make way for a new ice rink.

Ice rink " Burrow "

The " Burrow ", as the hall is known by the fans, was built in 1973 as a training hall of the former SG Dynamo white water. In addition to a hockey face it contained a speed skating track. Since a European Cup match against Cologne EC, who refused under the open sky in the actual hockey rink to play the Wilhelm- Pieck - art ice rink, the training hall was equipped with two together 3000 -seat grandstand, so that could also be played in the hall. After the turn, the hall was rebuilt again and added two grandstands. The seating capacity was approximately 2750 seats, with 350 seats are available. She was home of the Lusatian foxes from the 2nd hockey league and their home club, the Ice White Water V. In addition to the hockey games of the various departments of the ES White water more events were held in the hall instead of, for example, public skating and concerts. In addition, weather conditions occasionally the crews of the Jonsdorfer hawks and Tornado Niesky wore their home games at the ice rink. In December 2013, the demolition of the rink began.

" Ice Arena White Water "

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Lusatian foxes

March 1, 2012 was the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new ice rink on the site of previously demolished " Wilhelm-Pieck- art ice rink ," in which once up to 16,000 spectators watched the games. Foundation stone was laid on April 18, 2012. Construction is expected according to the plans cost 15.7 million euros. On the day of the first season game last season in the directly adjacent old Burrow topping out ceremony was celebrated. The planned construction costs were significantly lower than during the construction phase. The opening of the ice rink White water was, among other things with a match against the reigning German champions on August 23, 2013 - the Berlin Polar Bears - celebrated. After the former Dynamos in the smallest league in the world for many years delivered thrilling duels, the leaders saw the capital city as the perfect opponent for this " historic moment ".

The arena has the potential reduction of the seat in favor of standing for the first competitive match on 13 September 2013, a total 3,050 spaces for visitors.