2 6 ▁February . ▁H åk ons ▁Hall ▁hosted ▁ 2 1 ▁games , ▁including ▁the ▁final ▁which ▁saw ▁Sweden ▁beat ▁Canada ▁in ▁a ▁penalty ▁shoot out . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Winter ▁Par al ym p ics , ▁H åk ons ▁Hall ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁opening ▁and ▁closing ▁cer emon ies . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁major ▁international ▁tournament ▁in ▁the ▁hall ▁was ▁some ▁matches ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁World ▁Women ' s ▁Hand ball ▁Championship . ▁L ille ham mer ▁I K ▁plays ▁its ▁home ▁matches ▁at ▁E ids iva ▁Arena , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁the ▁play - off ▁match ▁between ▁it ▁and ▁neighbor ▁town ▁riv als ▁St or ham ar ▁Drag ons ▁was ▁played ▁at ▁H åk ons ▁Hall . ▁The ▁match ▁saw ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁spect ators , ▁the ▁record ▁for ▁L ille ham mer ▁I K . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁award ▁ceremony ▁for ▁Sp elle mann spr isen , ▁Norwegian ▁music ' s ▁highest ▁award , ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁H åk ons ▁Hall . ▁ ▁Norway ▁hosted ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁II H F ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁World ▁Championship ▁in ▁Os lo , ▁L ille ham mer ▁and ▁Ham ar . ▁H åk ons ▁Hall ▁featured ▁Group ▁D , ▁consisting ▁of ▁Russia , ▁Finland , ▁Bel arus ▁and ▁Kaz akh stan , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁semi - final s , ▁the ▁bronze ▁final ▁and ▁the ▁final