Ice Hockey venues

[Frnjchuga031]

Originally Posted by no123one

I just hate the size of European hockey surfaces. WAY too wide!

And that's why European icehockey players are much better skaters than American...

[Ganis]

Originally Posted by Frnjchuga031

And that's why European icehockey players are much better skaters than American...

no, they are better because hockey is a sport of passion like any other. Very few american kids grow up dreaming of being a hockey star.

[koolio]

Didn't expect that hockey would be a fairly popular sport in Croatia. Has it gained popularity over the recent years?

[renco]

It was very popular in the 80' when Medvescak Zagreb signed some Canadian players and was champion of Yugoslavia three times in a row.
These days it's regaining popularity because from this year Medvescak is participating in first Austrian league (EBEL) with two Slovenian and one Hungarian club.

[cibula]

Steel arena Kosice, Slovakia
Arena capacity: 8.378 (40 skyboxes), finished 2006
hosting IIHF World Hockey Championship in 2011 with Bratislava

[SpicyMcHaggis]

EBEL league (Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia) is having series of winter classics

First one was played in Klagenfurt today on HYPO Arena where KAC Klagenfurt hosted Villacher SV (attendance was 30k).

Few pics:

[railcity]

Champions Hockey League venues:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=789036

(in post 12 the venues of CHL 08/09, and in post 1 the ones which should have hosted CHL 09/10 which was postponed though)


NLA - Swiss "National League A" venues:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=789030


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[xzmattzx]

For the Americans and Canadians (mainly for the Canadians), what is your favorite junior hockey arena? Any level is fine. What do they look like?

[Livno80101]

Tonight, at 19.15 CET, there is first of two "Winter Classics" in Zagreb, Croatia... match of EBEL League... Medvescak is hosting Austrian side Villach SV... and match is played on Salata Sports Center... cca 4.500 tickets were sold 16 days ago, in just 60 minutes... match is going to be spectacular...

Villach is currently on 5th places, just 3 points ahead of Medvescak (best 8 teams are qualified to play-offs)

my comment

Id like to be there, but unfortunately, I cant

zig-zag Medvescak!!!

[Livno80101]

4.500 crowd saw great match, by thirds (0-0, 2-0, 0-2, OT 0-0, P 0-1), with match decided on penalties... but, Medvescak qualified to play-offs... second "Classic" is to be held on Sunday, at 18.00, against big rival, "Dragons" of Ljubljana, TILIA Olimpija

[SpicyMcHaggis]

Such a big fan but yet you don't know who Medveščak is playing in Sunday... stop embarrassing yourself here as well. You already did too much of that on Cro forum.

[Livno80101]

Originally Posted by SpicyMcHaggis

Such a big fan but yet you don't know who Medveščak is playing in Sunday... stop embarrassing yourself here as well. You already did too much of that on Cro forum.

piss of... big difference between Olimpija and Vienna... and you must say something destructive...

[coyotes_uk]

Hello everyone, my first post here!
Thought I would come on and post a couple of pictures from the Altrincham Ice Dome, home of the Hockey team I support the Manchester Phoenix. THe Rink itself seats 2,150 and came from Finland.









...and a couple of pictures of some other Rink's in the UK:

Milton Keynes (home of the MK Lightning):



Slough Ice Rink (Home of the Slough Jets):

[pawcio723]

present to greet you with Arena Sanok, Polish has a capacity of 3 000 is the hall - mainly sports games held here hockey

[pawcio723]

[Solopop]

National Ice Sports Centre - Melbourne, Australia.

[Commandant]

Camp Randall Hockey Classic, February 6th, 2010, Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Badgers vs. University of Michigan Wolverines
Attendance 55,000

[Commandant]

Frozen Tundra Hockey Classic, February 11th, 2006, Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Badgers vs. Ohio State University Buckeyes
Attendance 40,890

[KingmanIII]

this is why Milwaukee deserves an NHL franchise

[El Mariachi]

Originally Posted by KingmanIII

this is why Milwaukee deserves an NHL franchise

amen.