Steel Aréna
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Location | Nerudova 12 040 01 Košice, Slovakia |
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Coordinates | 48°42′53″N 21°14′53″E / 48.71472°N 21.24806°ECoordinates: 48°42′53″N 21°14′53″E / 48.71472°N 21.24806°E |
Owner | U. S. Steel Košice |
Capacity | 8,378 |
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Opened | February 24, 2006 |
Construction cost | SKK 730 million[1] ($17.6 million in 2006 dollars,[2] $22.7 million in 2020 dollars[3]) |
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HC Košice (2006–present) Slovakia men's national ice hockey team (2006–present) |
Steel Aréna – Košický štadión L. Trojáka (English: Steel Arena – Ladislav Troják Stadium in Košice) is the home arena of the ice hockey club HC Košice. Its capacity is 8,343.
The arena opened on February 24, 2006, and was named in honor of the general sponsor of the club, U. S. Steel Košice (a member of the United States Steel Corporation) and also in honor of Ladislav Troják, a Košice-born hockey player who was the first Slovak to win the World Championship with the Czechoslovakian national team.
Notable events[]
Sport[]
An overview of some sport events:
- 2007
- 2007 The nine-pin bowling World Championships
- 2008
- 2008 European Junior Wrestling Championships
- 2009
- 2009 World Championship in Bodybuilding
- 2011
- 2019
- 2021
Music[]
showAn overview of some musical events from 2006 onward |
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Transport[]
Steel Arena is located near the historical center of Košice, near Štúrova Street.
Service | Stop | Line |
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Bus | Krajský súd | 10, 11, 20L, 21, 23, 25, 32, 52, 56 |
Tram | Zimný Štadión | 6, R1, R3, R4 |
The arena includes a parking deck with space for 496 cars. An additional 524 parking spaces are available at the OC Galeria shopping center, approximately 500 m away.
Gallery[]
Steel Arena opening (February 24, 2006)
Grand opening ceremony
The first ice hockey game at the Steel Arena – "Old Boys" HC Sparta Prague vs "Old Boys" HC Košice
References[]
- ^ "Košická Steel Aréna slávnostne otvorená + fotogaléria!" (in Slovak). HC Košice. Archived from the original on March 15, 2013.
- ^ Tables of historical exchange rates to the United States dollar
- ^ 1634 to 1699: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy ofthe United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700-1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How much is that in real money?: a historical price index for use as a deflator of money values in the economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
External links[]
Media related to Steel Aréna at Wikimedia Commons
- Sports venues completed in 2006
- Buildings and structures in Košice
- Indoor arenas in Slovakia
- Indoor ice hockey venues in Slovakia
- 21st-century architecture in Slovakia
- 2006 establishments in Slovakia
- Slovak sports venue stubs