Aardwolfs Ice Hockey Club
| Early Alexandra Ice Rinks |
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| 17th June 2011 |
Aardwolfs Ice Hockey Club |
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Early Alexandra Ice Rinks Lat: 45'14'24.22S Long: 169'26'49.70E Elevation 161M |
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Early Alexandra |
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It is believed that as early as 1880 an Ice Skating Club
was active in Alexandra and that they had permission to form an Ice Skating
pond on the local Recreational Reserve. Established as the Alexandra Winter Sports Club in 1935
the Alexandra Ice Skating Club was formed in 1939, for many years, skating
was on the natural ice at the Manorburn Dam. Between 1967 and
1969 work on the Alexandra Ice Rink on the edge of the
Manorburn Dam started.
The Alexandra Ice Skating Club hosted the first National
Figure Skating Championships held in New Zealand on the 22nd July 1939. When an outdoor rink was built next to the dam this rink was used by the Club until the new rink was built in the township. The New Rink which opened in 1993 is a 30m x 60m outdoor rink, which when it opened was the biggest outdoor rink in the southern hemisphere. The Alexandra Ice Skating Club now has about 200 members. |
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The First Alexandra Ice Rink |
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