▁for ▁Hand ▁and ▁the ▁team , ▁unexpected ▁del ays ▁followed ▁and ▁so ▁in ▁the ▁inter im ▁Phoenix ▁home ▁games ▁were ▁held ▁at ▁either ▁Ice She ff ield ▁or ▁De es ide ▁Le is ure ▁Centre . ▁After ▁further ▁construction ▁and ▁two ▁further ▁missed ▁completion ▁dates , ▁the ▁r ink ▁eventually ▁opened ▁with ▁a ▁reduced ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁with ▁Phoenix ▁playing ▁host ▁to ▁the ▁Bas ing st oke ▁B ison . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁professional ▁hockey ▁had ▁been ▁played ▁in ▁Manchester ▁for ▁almost ▁three ▁years . ▁The ▁remaining ▁ 7 0 0 ▁seats ▁were ▁installed ▁over ▁the ▁following ▁months , ▁with ▁the ▁D ome ▁completely ▁ready ▁for ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 ▁season . ▁ ▁For ▁further ▁information , ▁please ▁see ▁ 2 0 0 6 - 0 7 ▁Manchester ▁Phoenix ▁season . ▁ ▁Dem ise ▁On ▁the ▁week end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁play off ▁final s , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁by ▁Silver ▁Bl ades ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁reach ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁Club ▁to ▁renew ▁the ▁ice ▁time ▁agreement ▁despite ▁an ▁offer ▁of ▁reduced ▁r ental ▁costs .. ▁Further ▁details ▁were ▁given ▁on ▁the ▁ 8 th A pril . ▁Manchester ▁Phoenix ▁issued ▁a ▁statement ▁ref uting ▁the ▁alleg ations ▁made ▁of ▁un pa id ▁r ental ▁costs . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this , ▁the ▁club ▁left ▁themselves ▁hom eless