page_title: Ice Arena Wales
section_title: Opening
hierarchical_section_title: Ice Arena Wales / History / Opening
caption_attribution_description: English: Inside the Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff, Wales
context_page_description: Ice Arena Wales in Cardiff, Wales, currently known as the Viola Arena for sponsorship reasons, is an ice hockey rink in the Cardiff International Sports Village. It opened on 12 March 2016, and has two ice rinks and seating for 3,088 spectators.
  It is home to the Cardiff Devils ice hockey team, who play in the professional British Elite Ice Hockey League, which is the top tier of ice hockey in the UK. It replaced the Cardiff Arena, which was close to the current Viola site. The Cardiff Arena was a temporary structure, built after the Wales National Ice Rink was demolished in September 2006. The Cardiff Devils played their first game at the arena against Belfast Giants on 12 March 2016.
context_section_description: The last game in the Cardiff Arena (also known as the Big Blue Tent) was played against Coventry Blaze on 27 February 2016. The first game in Ice Arena Wales was Belfast Giants on 12 March 2016.
caption: Inside the Ice Arena Wales in February 2016
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