Wales National Ice Rink

Wales National Ice Rink
The venue seen before demolition
LocationCardiff, Wales
Coordinates51°28′39″N 3°10′25″W / 51.477621°N 3.173719°W / 51.477621; -3.173719
Capacity2,700 (ice hockey)
Construction
OpenedSeptember 1986
ClosedJune 2006
DemolishedSeptember 2006
ArchitectAlex Robertson, Peter Francis & Partners
Tenants
Cardiff Devils

Wales National Ice Rink (WNIR) was an ice rink in Cardiff, Wales. It had a capacity of 2,700 for ice hockey and was the former home of the Cardiff Devils ice hockey team. It was opened in September 1986, and was inaugurated by Sarah, Duchess of York on 27 April 1987.

The WNIR was also used for professional boxing events and occasionally as a concert venue. It was demolished in September 2006 to make way for expansion of the St David's, Cardiff Shopping Centre, with the site now occupied by department store John Lewis.