Chairman of the Board of Directors of SKA Alexander Medvedev in a commentary on , he expressed confidence that the SKA Arena will host the World Hockey Championship in the coming years.
On Sunday, the military team played its first match in the new SKA Arena in St. Petersburg, which can accommodate 21,500 people. The Fonbet KHL championship match against Sochi (8:1) was attended by 21,481 spectators. This is officially the most attended game in the history of hockey stadiums.
— How much did the International Hockey Federation (IIHF) lose by abandoning the 2023 World Championship, which was to be held at the SKA Arena.
— I am sure that in this generation’s lifetime we will see the World Championship at the SKA Arena. And not alone!
—Is the palace ready?
– Certainly. At least shoot the puck in tomorrow’s opener. “I think SKA Arena and Ledovy are an ideal combination to host such a major tournament in the city,” Medvedev said on .
The 2023 Ice Hockey World Championship was scheduled to take place in St. Petersburg. But in the spring of 2022, the IIHF postponed the tournament and finally held it in Tampere (Finland) and Riga (Latvia).
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