New Arenas in the KHL-VHL-MHL Part II

[MrGeno101]

Some early skating at the SKA Arena..

 

[ult]

Nizhny Novgorod (12,000), July 2023.

 

[Lackhalak]

 

[ViD]

St Petersburg arena

 

[ult]

Novosibirsk, render vs reality

 

[ult]

SKA Arena

 

[ult]

Sibir plans to increase the capacity of their new arena by 1500 seats, by adding a few more rows between the stands and the ice rink.

https://www.nsktv.ru/news/city/tekhnicheskie_vozmozhnosti_sibir_areny_prodemonstrirovali_v_novosibirske/

 

[eal]

Which new arenas will be ready for the 2023-24 season? SKA, Torpedo, Sibir, any others?

 

[vorky]

Which new arenas will be ready for the 2023-24 season? SKA, Torpedo, Sibir, any others?

Sibir. And likely SKA later in the season.

 

[ult]

Sibir are opening their arena in August, SKA will probably open theirs in October or November. Then there are Avto and Torpedo arenas scheduled for late next year.

 

[vorky]

I will just update a data for KHL arenas, comparing the innaugural 2008-2009 season with now (2023, including new venues in N.Novgorod & Eburg)

2008 SEASON
24 teams
average arenas capacity - 6600
11 arenas with capacity under 6000 seats
3 arenas with capacity over 10000 seats
9 arenas built before 1990 year

2023 SEASON (& beyond)
23 teams
average arenas capacity - 9800
4 arenas with capacity under 6000 seats
11 arenas with capacity over 10000 seats
13 arenas built after 2008 year (league´s establishment), plus other 7 arenas built from 2005 to 2007 year
oldest arena (Vityaz) built in 2000

 

[eal]

Is CSKA really building a new arena also?

 

[Rigafan]

Is CSKA really building a new arena also?

Apparently yes, they seem to need a new one each year these days

 

[vorky]

Apparently yes, they seem to need a new one each year these days

I have not noticed any official statement regarding the construction. I just know Esmativich statement from May/June about doing paperwork (pre-construction phase).

 

[eal]

It is listed on the KHL Arenas Wikipedia page, Rosneft Arena. Building arenas and stadiums must be the most productive industry in Russia!

 

[ult]

Sibir Arena, Novosibirsk, 10500 seats, completed.

 

[eal]

The Sibir Arena looks amazing. What was the opening match?

 

[ult]

Russia U18 - Belarus U18 (1-3)

 

[Mike Jones]

I don't know if this is a KHL arena but the Yekaterinburg construction site is on fire. It's being reported on a variety of sites and platforms.

The world is coming to the KHL.

Russia: fire in the Yekaterimburg ice arena - video - Agenzia Nova

Russia: fire in Yekaterimburg ice arena - video Read all the latest news on Agenzia Nova

www.agenzianova.com

 

[Caser]

I don't know if this is a KHL arena but the Yekaterinburg construction site is on fire. It's being reported on a variety of sites and platforms.

The world is coming to the KHL.

Russia: fire in the Yekaterimburg ice arena - video - Agenzia Nova

Russia: fire in Yekaterimburg ice arena - video Read all the latest news on Agenzia Nova

www.agenzianova.com

It is the future Avtomobilist arena, thankfully the firefighters have done their job pretty fast and only minor damage was done.

 

[jcbio11]

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KHL is going to start the league with the lowest number of teams ever, a negative record of 22. Maybe building new arenas shouldn't be their biggest focus right now. Attendance is down (understandably) compared to pre covid years.

 

[ult]

KHL is going to start the league with the lowest number of teams ever, a negative record of 22. Maybe building new arenas shouldn't be their biggest focus right now.

Do you even realize how it sounds? Down to 22 from multiple years when it was 23 teams? So what?

Maybe building new arenas shouldn't be their biggest focus right now. Attendance is down (understandably) compared to pre covid years.

Don't worry. It's not gonna stop any time soon. After CSKA and Perm, there is Ak Bars and a few other cities I don't want to talk about yet not to jinx it.

 

[jcbio11]

I don't know if this is a KHL arena but the Yekaterinburg construction site is on fire. It's being reported on a variety of sites and platforms.

The world is coming to the KHL.

Russia: fire in the Yekaterimburg ice arena - video - Agenzia Nova

Russia: fire in Yekaterimburg ice arena - video Read all the latest news on Agenzia Nova

www.agenzianova.com

Do we know the cause of the fire?

There was a post here saying it was most likely the infamous russian disregard for safety rules at work, but now it's gone for some reason.

 

[Mike Jones]

Do we know the cause of the fire?

There was a post here saying it was most likely the infamous russian disregard for safety rules at work, but now it's gone for some reason.

I have made suggestions on this thread but they've been deleted.

But yeah, the safety thing is all over the internet. There are a lot of jokes about smoke breaks, etc.

It is the future Avtomobilist arena, thankfully the firefighters have done their job pretty fast and only minor damage was done.

This time. Although I imagine there's an oligarch somewhere POed that insurance money isn't coming his or her way.

 

[jcbio11]

Do you even realize how it sounds? Down to 22 from multiple years when it was 23 teams? So what?


Don't worry. It's not gonna stop any time soon. After CSKA and Perm, there is Ak Bars and a few other cities I don't want to talk about yet not to jinx it.

From 24 down to 22 actually. And they had almost 30 at one point. The negative trend is clear.