New Arenas in the KHL-VHL-MHL Part II
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Lackhalak
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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.
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
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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
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
vorky
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I have not noticed any official statement regarding the construction. I just know Esmativich statement from May/June about doing paperwork (pre-construction phase).
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.
www.agenzianova.com
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
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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
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.
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.
jcbio11
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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
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.
This time. Although I imagine there's an oligarch somewhere POed that insurance money isn't coming his or her way.
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jcbio11
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From 24 down to 22 actually. And they had almost 30 at one point. The negative trend is clear.
