5-442: Sheffield Scimitars were a semi-professional English ice hockey team, formed originally in 1986 as an Under 21 side. They initially played at the small 500 capacity Sheffield Ice Sports Centre, more commonly known as Queens Road, and became a senior side in the 1990s, playing in the ENIHL. The team moved to the iceSheffield complex upon it opening in 2002, where they became successful in
10-621: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . IceSheffield iceSheffield is an ice arena in the Lower Don Valley , Sheffield , England . iceSheffield was completed in May 2003 at a cost of £15 million and is a Centre of Excellence for figure skating, ice dance and hockey, and it is one of only two facilities in the UK that has two Olympic sized ice pads with seating for 1,500 people in pad 1 and 125 in pad 2. Its overall philosophy of use/focus
15-524: Is for the inclusion and activities for all ice sports from community and grass root usage to elite performance. It is now home to most ice hockey teams in Sheffield with the exception being the Sheffield Steelers , who are still based at nearby Sheffield Arena , though the venue has hosted a number of Steelers games in recent seasons. The venue hosts a range of events including many disco sessions for
20-601: The ENIHL and made the step-up to the EPL in 2005–06. Their mascot was a male hockey player with a large smiling head named "Scimi", shirt number 00. In July 2010, the team ceased operations, and was replaced by the Sheffield Steeldogs , who took over the Scimitars' spot in the EPL. This article about an English sports club is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This European ice hockey team-related article
25-690: The young people of Sheffield. The main sports team to play at iceSheffield are the Sheffield Bears ice hockey team who play in the BUIHA . Managed by Sheffield City Trust on behalf of the Sheffield City Trust , in February 2015 it was announced that iceSheffield would be incorporated into the Olympic Legacy Park on the site of the former Don Valley Stadium . The Sheffield Steelers also use it as
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