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 Interactive map of Swonder Ice Arena | |
| Location | Evansville, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 37°58′45″N87°31′10″W / 37.979263°N 87.519441°W /37.979263; -87.519441 |
| Public transit |  METS |
| Owner | City of Evansville |
| Capacity | 1,500 (Ice Hockey) |
| Surface | Ice |
| Opened | 2002 |
| Tenants | |
| Rollergirls of Southern Indiana (WFTDA) (2007–2012) Evansville IceMen (AAHL) (2008–2010) Evansville IceMen (CHL) (2010–2011) Evansville Rage (CIFL) (2012) Evansville Jr. Thunderbolts (NA3HL) (2015–2019) | |
Swonder Ice Arena is an arena and recreational sport facility inEvansville, Indiana. It features twoNHL size sheets of ice forhockey,figure skating, and open skating. One sheet of ice is open all year. Sound and light, designed with the technology used at the 2002Olympics,[citation needed] are in use when the skaters skate. Leagues for hockey from beginner to adult also take place year round. On the second level there is a 10,000-square-foot workout facility with a running/walking track.
The current Swonder Ice Arena opened in October 2002 and replaced the older Swonder Ice Rink. Currentseating capacity for spectators is 1,500 - approximately 1,000 in the primary (west) rink and approximately 500 in the secondary (east) rink.
Swonder was formerly the home of a professional minor leagueice hockey team, theEvansville IceMen of theCentral Hockey League, which moved to the newFord Center in 2011 while continuing to practice at Swonder. Swonder was also home to theRollergirls of Southern Indiana from 2007 to 2012 and local high school and youth hockey teams also compete throughout the winter.
In January 2012, theEvansville Rage of theContinental Indoor Football League moved to Swonder due to large ticket requests.
Swonder is also home to the local Indiana State High School Hockey League team, theEvansville Thunder.
In 2010, Swonder formed the first theatre on ice team in Indiana. River City Ice Theatre competed at the 2012 U.S. Figure Skating Theater on Ice National Competition in Strongsville, OH where they received a second place award out of 37 teams for best original theme/story. In 2012, River City Ice Theatre was adopted by the Greater Evansville Figure Skating Club and became a 501(c)3 organization.
From 2015 to 2019, thejunior ice hockey team, the Evansville Jr. Thunderbolts of theNorth American 3 Hockey League, played home games at Swonder.