Ulsan National University of Science and Technology's ice rink has been attracting attention as a training venue for ice hockey teams from across the country, including the Seoul metropolitan area.

We caught up with the players as they sweated it out on the ice.

Reporter Park Young-ha contributed to this report.

Student ice hockey players are engaged in a rough-and-tumble battle for the puck.

The offense pushes the puck past the defense, while the goalie stops a loose puck.

Middle school students in the Seoul metropolitan area are practicing on the ice at Ulsan National University of Science and Technology.

[Kim Jin-yu, 3rd grade, Gyeongseong Middle School, Seoul: "The ice quality is better than other venues, and the icing time is well timed, so I don't think there are any problems with training."]

Including this school, six teams have booked Ulsan National University of Science and Technology's ice rink for training this summer vacation, and the athletes say that Ulsan National University of Science and Technology is the best place to train because it has a variety of facilities, including dormitories and sports fields.

[Park Sang-jin/Seoul Gyeonggi Sungjung Ice Hockey Team Head Coach: "I think it's the best place to train. There's a rink, there's a track, there's a mountain.... The kids can live in the dormitory, so there's not a lot of traveling...."]

For these reasons and more, the National Ice Hockey Tournament for elementary school students will be held here from the 19th to the 22nd of next month.

The ice rink at Ulsan National University of Science and Technology, where the French figure team trained ahead of the last Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, is also popular as a place for students to experience learning.

[Kwon Yong-hyun/Ulsan Science University Sports Center Operation 메이저토토사이트 Team Leader: "Since March this year, more than 2,200 students from 32 schools have visited the ice rink for experiential learning, and more than 5,000 students from more than 100 schools enjoy skating at the ice rink every year."]

The ice rink at Ulsan National University of Science and Technology is also open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays for a fee of 7,000 won for students and 8,000 won for adults.