Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium

Zimný štadión Pavla Demitru
Former names B.O.F Aréna
Location Trenčín, Slovakia
Operator City of Trenčín [1]
Capacity 6,150 (ice hockey)
Construction
Built 1960
Opened January 17, 1960 (1960-01-17) [2]
Tenants
Dukla Trenčín (Slovak Extraliga)

Coordinates: 48°54′02″N 18°03′26″E / 48.9005699°N 18.0571032°E / 48.9005699; 18.0571032 Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium (Slovak: Zimný Štadión Pavla Demitru) and formerly B.O.F. Arena, is an arena in Trenčín, Slovakia.[3] It was named in 2011 after three-time NHL All-Star, Pavol Demitra, who died in a plane crash on 7 September 2011.[4] The stadium is primarily used for ice hockey, and is the home arena of the Slovak Extraliga club, HK Dukla Trenčín. It has a capacity of 6,150 spectators and was built in 1960.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ http://hkdukla.tipsportextraliga.sk/clanky/aktualne-v-klube/mesto-bude-prevadzkovat-zimny-stadion-dukla-ho-dostane-za-euro.html
  2. ↑ http://www.visittrencin.sk/zimny-stadion
  3. ↑ B.O.F. Arena; hockeyarenas.net; It was named B.O.F. because of sponsorship reasons; retrieved .
  4. ↑ Stadion V Trencine; article in Slovakian; CAS; retrieved .
  5. ↑ http://www.hockeyarenas.net/index.php?page=3000&ctID=sk&size=3&arID=443
  6. ↑ http://www.teraz.sk/sport/trencin-stadion-r-rybnicek-p-demitra/55482-clanok.html


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