Traktor Ice Arena Explained

Stadium Name:Traktor Ice Arena
Fullname:Traktor Ice Arena named after Valery Konsantinovich Belousov
Location:Chelyabinsk,
Coordinates:55.1749°N 61.2873°W
Broke Ground:2007
Built:2009
Owner:Chelyabinsk Oblast
Construction Cost:981,000,000 roubles/ 41,340,075 USD (in 2008)
General Contractor:Baltic Building Company
Project Manager:Skanska
Tenants:Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL) (2009–present)
Belye Medvedi (MHL) (2009–present)
Seating Capacity:7,517
Dimensions:60×28 m [1]

Traktor Ice Arena named after Valery Konsantinovich Belousov, commonly shortened to Traktor Ice Arena, is an indoor sporting arena located in Chelyabinsk, Russia.

It is used for various indoor events and is the home arena of Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and Belye Medvedi of Junior Hockey League (MHL). The capacity of the arena is 7,500 spectators. It replaced Yunost Sport Palace as the home of Traktor. The arena is named after former Traktor head coach Valery Belousov.

Construction

The arena was designed by a Swedish company Skanska. Construction began in spring 2007 and was originally expected to finish by the 2008-09 season. But due to subsequent construction problems the official opening was rescheduled for January 2009.

On 15 February 2013, the arena was damaged by the blast wave from the explosion of the Chelyabinsk meteor.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: A new hockey box with "Finnish" playground dimensions has been installed in the Tractor ice arena. The width of the ice field is 28 m. (decreased by 2 meters). The hockey field can be transformed into a "Canadian" playground with a width of 26m.. ru. www.chel-arena.ru. 2020-07-07.