Redwood Empire Ice Arena
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The Redwood Empire Ice Arena (commonly known as Snoopy
's Home Ice) is a popular northern California indoor ice rink
located in Santa Rosa, California
, United States
. It was owned by Peanuts
cartoonist Charles M. Schulz
when it opened on April 28, 1969. The Arena offers public skating, private ice time, figure skating
, junior hockey, and adult hockey
. It is host to the annual Snoopy's Senior World Hockey Tournament
, in which 64 teams from all over the world come to Santa Rosa for a week-long hockey tournament in the summer. The arena has about 500 permanent seats for hockey games, but this can be expanded to 3,000 seats for concerts and other events.
The Arena has the Warm Puppy Cafe where patrons can watch the ice activities from inside the lobby while having anything from a warm cup of cocoa to a complete meal.
Across the parking lot from the Arena is Snoopy's Gallery and Gift Shop where people can buy Peanuts-related products as well as figure skating and hockey equipment.
The Arena is located just down the street from the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center
.
Snoopy
Snoopy is an fictional character in the long-running comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. He is Charlie Brown's pet beagle. Snoopy began his life in the strip as a fairly conventional dog, but eventually evolved into perhaps the strip's most dynamic character—and among the most recognizable...
's Home Ice) is a popular northern California indoor ice rink
Ice rink
An ice rink is a frozen body of water and/or hardened chemicals where people can skate or play winter sports. Besides recreational ice skating, some of its uses include ice hockey, figure skating and curling as well as exhibitions, contests and ice shows...
located in Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, United States. The 2010 census reported a population of 167,815. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont and 26th...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was owned by Peanuts
Peanuts
Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, continuing in reruns afterward...
cartoonist Charles M. Schulz
Charles M. Schulz
Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz was an American cartoonist, whose comic strip Peanuts proved one of the most popular and influential in the history of the medium, and is still widely reprinted on a daily basis.-Early life and education:Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Schulz grew up in Saint Paul...
when it opened on April 28, 1969. The Arena offers public skating, private ice time, figure skating
Figure skating
Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
, junior hockey, and adult hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
. It is host to the annual Snoopy's Senior World Hockey Tournament
Snoopy's Senior World Hockey Tournament
Snoopy's Senior World Hockey Tournament is a major amateur senior ice hockey tournament held every summer at Redwood Empire Ice Arena in Santa Rosa, California. Charles M...
, in which 64 teams from all over the world come to Santa Rosa for a week-long hockey tournament in the summer. The arena has about 500 permanent seats for hockey games, but this can be expanded to 3,000 seats for concerts and other events.
The Arena has the Warm Puppy Cafe where patrons can watch the ice activities from inside the lobby while having anything from a warm cup of cocoa to a complete meal.
Across the parking lot from the Arena is Snoopy's Gallery and Gift Shop where people can buy Peanuts-related products as well as figure skating and hockey equipment.
The Arena is located just down the street from the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center
Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center
The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center is a museum dedicated to the works of Charles Schulz, creator of the Peanuts comic strip. The museum opened on August 17, 2002, and is located in Santa Rosa, California....
.