Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium
Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium (Slovak: Zimný Štadión Pavla Demitru) and formerly B.O.F. Arena, is an arena in Trenčín, Slovakia.[3] The stadium is primarily used for ice hockey, and is the home arena of the Slovak Extraliga club, HK Dukla Trenčín. It has a capacity of 6,150 spectators and was built in 1960.[4][5]
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| Former names | B.O.F Aréna |
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| Location | Trenčín, Slovakia |
| Operator | City of Trenčín [1] |
| Capacity | 6,150 (ice hockey) |
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| Built | 1960 |
| Opened | January 17, 1960 [2] |
| Tenants | |
| Dukla Trenčín (Slovak Extraliga) | |
The arena is named after the professional ice hockey player, a three-time NHL All-Star, Pavol Demitra. The name change occurred in 2011 after the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash on 7 September 2011, which killed Demitra and the rest of the Lokomotiv team.[6]
References
- http://hkdukla.tipsportextraliga.sk/clanky/aktualne-v-klube/mesto-bude-prevadzkovat-zimny-stadion-dukla-ho-dostane-za-euro.html
- http://www.visittrencin.sk/zimny-stadion
- B.O.F. Arena; hockeyarenas.net; It was named B.O.F. because of sponsorship reasons; retrieved .
- http://www.hockeyarenas.net/index.php?page=3000&ctID=sk&size=3&arID=443
- http://www.teraz.sk/sport/trencin-stadion-r-rybnicek-p-demitra/55482-clanok.html
- Stadion V Trencine; article in Slovakian; CAS; retrieved .
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