Carlin's Iceland was an indoor artificial ice arena in Baltimore, Maryland, that was part of a city amusement park, known as Carlin's Park. It opened in December 1931, and was Baltimore's first indoor rink.[1] The building was converted from a ballroom, to an ice surface measuring 85 × 120 ft (26 × 36.5 m), and seating for 1,200 people.[2] In the first winter of operation, Iceland hosted school teams, before it was expanded for the following season.[2] The Baltimore Orioles in the Eastern Amateur Hockey League played at Carlin's from 1932 to 1942.[3] In its renovated setup, Iceland held 3,000 spectators, hosted annual winter carnivals, and once hosted a Sonja Henie show.[1]

Subsequent hockey teams to play at Iceland include, the United States Coast Guard Cutters from 1942 to 1944,[4] and the Baltimore Blades/Baltimore Clippers from 1944 to 1949 in the EAHL,[5][6][7] and a revived Baltimore Clippers team from 1954 to 1956, in the EHL.[8][9] Carlin's Iceland burned down on January 23, 1956, when an explosion ignited the building, causing an estimated $175,000 in damages.[10] Baltimore had 12 games remaining in its schedule at the time.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 Klingaman, Mike (January 3, 2018). "The Baltimore Orioles once called this ice rink home". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Coleman, John P. (2014). Historic Amusement Parks of Baltimore: An Illustrated History. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company Inc. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-7864-7814-9.
  3. ↑ "Baltimore Orioles hockey team [EHL] statistics and history". hockeydb.com. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Coast Guard Cutters hockey team statistics". hockeydb.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Baltimore Blades hockey team [EHL] statistics and history". hockeydb.com. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Baltimore Clippers hockey team [1945-1948 EHL] statistics and history". hockeydb.com. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Baltimore Clippers hockey team [1949-1950 EHL statistics and history". hockeydb.com. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Baltimore Clippers Statistics and History [1954-1955 EHL]". hockeydb.com. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Baltimore Clippers / Charlotte Rebels hockey team statistics". hockeydb.com. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  10. 1 2 "Carlin's Park Rink Destroyed By Fire". Cumberland Evening Times. Cumberland, Maryland. January 23, 1956. p. 16.Free access icon

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