History
In the beginning of the 20th century HC Davos played on an open ice rink. Around 1970 was a first try to cover the ice rink by a wooden construction. Soon after the work began the project was stopped because of a financial gap.
As in 1979 HC Davos was qualified for the Nationalliga A a covered rink was necessary and the tricky wooden construction was finished. During the season 1980/81 the sides were still open. One year later the arena was closed by big glass panes.
In 1998 the west tribune was renovated and instead of a big standing area a tribune with plastic seats on two levels was built. The arena held at that time 7,680 people.
In summer 2005 a new, modern tribune including the restaurant “Nordside”, VIP rooms, a sector for sponsors and changing rooms was built in the northern sector. The capacity was reduced to 7,080 people. The renovation continued in 2006 with small investments in the security of the southern and eastern tribune and screens for advertising.
In January 2007 the indoor ice-hockey rink was renamed in Vaillant Arena because the famous heating technician Vaillant paid three million Swiss francs to future plans of renovating the arena this year.
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