Darling Harbour will house Australia's first professional ice hockey arena this month in order to cater for the 2019 Ice Hockey Classic Tour.

Designed exclusively for the tour, the pop-up stadium is set to hold more spectators than any permanent rink in Sydney, reaching 180 feet long by 82 feet wide. 

Three 40-foot containers will transport the rink from North America by June 9, at which point a team of 20 people will lay down ice mats, boards and temper glass, before adding water and freezing it solid.

The installation of the stadium is expected to take three days, with the structure to be dissembled following the conclusion of the June 15 match.

A mix of North American and Canadian professional players will take to the ice for the event, which is designed to raise funds for the StopConcussions Foundation, in association with Brain Injury Australia and Shoot For A Cure.

Founder and Global Director Kerry Goulet said it was an honour to bring elite ice hockey to Australia.

“Being in the iconic Darling Harbour and having international players from Canada and USA play against each other for StopConcussions Foundation and Brain Injury Australia is so important to us,” he said. 

The 2019 Ice Hockey Classic Tour’s high-intensity showdowns will also take place at Newcastle’s sold out Hunter Ice Stadium on Wednesday June 12 and Melbourne’s newly named O’Brien Icehouse on Friday, June 21 and Saturday, June 22. 

Click here for more information about the 2019 Ice Hockey Classic.

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