The Sno-King Amateur Hockey Association and Sno-King Ice Sports announced a new plan to build a two-sheet ice rink in Snoqualmie for amateur hockey players. It is scheduled to open in 2020.
The new arena is partially in response to the upcoming arrival of a new NHL franchise in Seattle in 2021 and increased interest in hockey in the Puget Sound area.
Sno-King is a nonprofit entity whose volunteers teach kids ages 4 to 18 how to play hockey. It also offers skating classes and adult hockey leagues.
The arena will dramatically expand the size of Sno-King, allowing it to meet demand for ice time.
“Sno-King’s expansion to Snoqualmie is going to add over 6,500 hours of ice time to serve the entire Eastside market and beyond for many years to come, which will be critical as we grow hockey, figure skating and adult hockey leagues throughout the region,” said Dave Blanchard, executive director ofSno-King. “We are planning to add 1,600 youth and 1,000 adults to our learn-to-play and competitive youth and adult ice sports programs as a result of this new arena."
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