Traktor Ice Arena

Traktor Ice Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Chelyabinsk, Russia. It is used for various indoor events and is the home arena of the Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. The capacity of the arena is 7,500 spectators. It replaced Yunost Sport Palace as the home of Traktor.

Traktor Ice Arena
Full nameTraktor Ice Arena
LocationChelyabinsk, Russia,
Coordinates55.174918°N 61.287283°E / 55.174918; 61.287283
OwnerChelyabinsk Oblast
Capacity7,517
Field size60×30 m
Construction
Broke ground2007
Built2009
Opened17 January 2009
Construction cost981 000 000 roubles/ 41 340 075 USD (in 2008)
Project managerSkanska
General contractorBaltic Building Company
Tenants
Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL) (2009–present)
Belye Medvedi (MHL) (2009–present)

Construction

The arena was designed by a Swedish company Skanska that previously worked on Atlant's Mytishchi Arena. Construction began in spring 2007 and was originally expected to finish by the 2008-09 season. But due to subsequent construction problems the official opening was rescheduled for January 2009. The first hockey game on the new stadium was played against Metallurg Magnitogorsk, it was won by Traktor 3–2.

On 15 February 2013, the arena was damaged by the blast wave from the explosion of the Chelyabinsk meteor.

Events

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Preceded by
Yunost Sport Palace
Home of the
Traktor Chelyabinsk

2009–present
Succeeded by
Current
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