Ice Palace (Russian: Ледовый Дворец, Ledovy Dvorets) is an arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was built for the 2000 World Championship and opened in 1999. It holds 12,300 people. Ice Palace is primarily used for ice hockey, and is the home arena for SKA St. Petersburg. It is also used for concerts, exhibitions and as a skating rink. Ice Palace hosted the IIHF European Champions Cup in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.