New Arenas in the KHL-VHL-MHL Part II

[ult]

Are there any pictures?

Nope. I think we'll have to wait for euroleague CSKA game.

 

[Dueling Banjos]

All the different colored sits make it look like LEGO arena.

 

[Killion]

All the different colored sits make it look like LEGO arena.

I like it. Cheer you up on a bleak winters day/evening.

 

[Dueling Banjos]

I like it. Cheer you up on a bleak winters day/evening.

Vodka is not bad either.

 

[ult]

Vodka is not bad either.

Classy response. Btw you can't sell alcohol on sport venues in Russia. There is a law against that.

 

[Dueling Banjos]

Classy response. Btw you can't sell alcohol on sport venues in Russia. There is a law against that.

Same here in Slovenia, consequence: everybody runs out before the end of the period in order to avoid long queues, so it's pretty much the same amount of people drinking beers outside, nonsense.

 

[ult]

No visual changes in Megasport. All they did was reinforcing of the structural columns, and increasing their diameter by 40%, from the basement to the roof.

It is vacant right now.

 

[loppa*]

Why are their seats in such different colors?

 

[penepi]

Why are their seats in such different colors?

Due to visuality? When it is half-empty, it does not look that empty.

 

[Peter25]

New practice rink was opened in Novosibirsk. Rene Fasel was also present: http://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/71202

 

[Caser]

New practice rink was opened in Novosibirsk. Rene Fasel was also present: http://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/71202

Also 800 seat rink opened in Barnaul (link). I guess construction of those kind of small rinks is rather widespread now, although it's a bit of an off-topic as those probably aren't meant even for MHL.

 

[Peter25]

Also 800 seat rink opened in Barnaul (link). I guess construction of those kind of small rinks is rather widespread now, although it's a bit of an off-topic as those probably aren't meant even for MHL.

Yes, it is extremely wide-spread now in Russia. The number of rinks in Russia has been growing rapidly and most of the new rinks are these kind of small practice rinks. This is good for overall development of hockey in Russia because kids get more ice and practice time.

 

[Dueling Banjos]

Yeah that's pretty easy, more rinks = more kids = more talents, good move.

 

[Peter25]

Yeah that's pretty easy, more rinks = more kids = more talents, good move.

More rinks does not equate more kids playing hockey but more opportunities for kids to get quality ice and practice time.

 

[ult]

CSKA will ask KHL what they think about Megasport, if it fulfills the requirements for lighting, video-goal system, cameras and so on.

http://rsport.ru/hockey/20151207/884194438.html

 

[hockeyMB89]

CSKA will ask KHL what they think about Megasport, if it fulfills the requirements for lighting, video-goal system, cameras and so on.

http://rsport.ru/hockey/20151207/884194438.html

CSKA - Megasport, soon Dynamo - VTB arena, and i thing Spartak go to VTB Ice Palace.

 

[hansomreiste]

When will VTB Arena be completed? I mean this huge complex with football stadium and ice hockey arena. Dynamo currently plays in VTB Ice Palace, right?

 

[ult]

VTB Arena will be opened on October 22 2017.

 

[Dueling Banjos]

More rinks does not equate more kids playing hockey but more opportunities for kids to get quality ice and practice time.

In case where there was no rink in the city before (or area if the city is large), it definitely directly means there are more kids playing hockey but yeah more ice time is crucial.

 

[Dueling Banjos]

CSKA will ask KHL what they think about Megasport, if it fulfills the requirements for lighting, video-goal system, cameras and so on.

http://rsport.ru/hockey/20151207/884194438.html

Good news, where is Megasport located? In same neighborhood where CSKA fans usually come from or we can expect some new fans coming in for the sake of happening first and consequently become CSKA fans? What do you think new arena will do for CSKA, knowing their attendance is ridiculously low for club of such caliber?

 

[ult]

Spartak is negotiating with KHL about playing a winter classic game at Otkritie Arena.

http://www.sport-express.ru/hockey/khl/news/946429/

 

[ult]

VTB Ice Palace.

 

[Caser]

There are plans to build a 12500 seat hockey arena in Rostov-on-Don after 2018. If it happens, this will be just huge for the hockey development in the region.

 

[loppa*]

There are plans to build a 12500 seat hockey arena in Rostov-on-Don after 2018. If it happens, this will be just huge for the hockey development in the region.

Do they have any hockey teams at the moment? For example, in the VHL? How big is their biggest hockey arena at the moment?


Here is a picture from your link...

 

[Caser]

Do they have any hockey teams at the moment? For example, in the VHL? How big is their biggest hockey arena at the moment?

HC Rostov is playing in the VHL-B and at the play-offs this spring was able to constantly sell out all 3500 of available seating capacity, so I guess that's a sign of interest.