▁The ▁club ▁had ▁still ▁not ▁managed ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁ven ue ▁by ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁and ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 ▁season ▁either . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁club ▁announced ▁details ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁r ink ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Nik al , ▁David ▁Mc Le an ▁and ▁Tra ff ord ▁Metropolitan ▁Bor ough ▁Council . ▁The ▁new ▁r ink ▁would ▁seat ▁ 2 , 0 2 6 , ▁with ▁ 2 4 ▁wheel ch air ▁spaces , ▁and ▁standing ▁for ▁appro x ▁ 4 – 5 0 0 . ▁ ▁Pl anning ▁permission ▁for ▁the ▁r ink ▁was ▁finally ▁granted ▁in ▁early ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁construction ▁began ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁March , ▁with ▁the ▁r ink ▁to ▁be ▁s ited ▁in ▁Al tr inch am . ▁ ▁With ▁progress ▁being ▁made , ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁confirmed ▁their ▁inclusion ▁in ▁the ▁E I HL ▁once ▁again , ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 0 7 ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Ice ▁D ome ▁scheduled ▁to ▁host ▁its ▁first ▁game ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁Phoenix ▁also ▁announced ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁Tony ▁Hand ▁as ▁player / head ▁coach . ▁This ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁huge ▁step ▁forward ▁for ▁the ▁organisation , ▁as ▁Hand ▁is ▁regarded ▁by ▁many ▁as ▁the ▁greatest ▁British ▁ice ▁hockey ▁player ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁Unfortunately