Olympic champion, three-time winner of the Gagarin Cup Ilya Kovalchuk tested the SKA Arena, currently being completed in St. Petersburg.
On September 8, the hockey player took part in the match which took place on the ice of the SKA Arena. The teams were made up of employees of the construction companies involved in the project.
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“Everyone who comes here will have a great time.” Everything is modern, spacious, the locker room is next to the ice. I think SKA and the Russian national team will definitely be very comfortable here. In Russia, hockey is the number one sport, it is loved and adored. God grant that young people, coming to such stadiums and cheering for their favorite teams, develop, imitate and want to get on the ice as soon as possible,” Kovalchuk told .
Today, SKA St. Petersburg hosts their KHL championship rivals at the Ice Palace. The new arena is expected to be fully operational in 2023.
Watch live broadcasts of the Fonbet KHL championship matches on the channel and the holding channels, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites.
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