Chairman of the Board of Directors of St. Petersburg SKA Alexander Medvedev explained to how the SKA Arena differs from NHL ice palaces.
On Sunday, SKA played its first match in the new SKA Arena, which can accommodate 21,500 spectators. 21,481 people gathered during the regular match of the Fonbet KHL Championship against Sochi (8:1). This is officially the most attended game in the history of hockey stadiums.
— You have visited many NHL palaces. How is SKA Arena different from them? How is it better?
— The arena is not just hardware and an information system. These are the people who work here. And it’s clear that the fans who come here. I think there was a very good atmosphere today. Look, people came from all over the country to the SKA Arena to watch this match. They hurt a lot!
The arena is very good. Of course, there are new palaces in NHL cities – for example in New Jersey, and it seems that the Devils lost their first game there. There’s a new New York Islanders arena.
But the SKA Arena is architecturally elegant and forward-looking. It is the famous constructivism of the Soviet period which comes to fruition here. There’s nothing like it in the NHL. The arena will be further decorated to attract people here. And these activities carried out here today will continue to develop, ”Medvedev told .
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