Head coach of SKA Romain Rotenberg told about filling the crowds at the SKA Arena.
On Sunday SKA will host the first match of the Fonbet KHL Championship in the new SKA Arena, which can accommodate 21,500 spectators. The rival of the St. Petersburg team will be Sochi. The match will be broadcast live on the channel, the broadcast will begin at 17:00 (Moscow time).
— Was it difficult to gather a full house for the match against Sochi? 21,500 people will come to such a match. How was this done?
— Thanks to the journalists for their support, they write a lot of positive things about us. But it is better to come to the SKA Arena in person, because these emotions cannot be transmitted. I remember how we arrived at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver and saw this atmosphere in the hockey palace. Or how we attended NHL games in Montreal. It’s an indescribable feeling when you arrive in such an arena. You can have this experience if you come here yourself.
Yes, there will be an excellent television picture, the best in the KHL due to sound, light, cameras, panels and sound insulation. But it’s very important. Thus, the SKA Arena has the best sound insulation of any arena in the world. You can sit on the upper level, but you will still hear how the puck bounces on the boards, how passes are made with the stick, how a player makes a turn, eliminating snow shards with his skate. It’s the fans’ immersion in hockey.
I am sure that at every SKA match the stands will be full. Because all residents and guests of St. Petersburg will want to come to the SKA Arena
Source : MatchTV
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