Traktor Ice Arena named after Valery Konsantinovich Belousov (Russian: Ледо́вая аре́на «Тра́ктор» имени Валерия Константиновича Белоусова, romanizedLedóvaya aréna «Tráktor» imeni Valeriya Konstantinovicha Belousova), commonly shortened to Traktor Ice Arena, is an indoor sporting arena located in Chelyabinsk, Russia.

Traktor Ice Arena
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Full nameTraktor Ice Arena named after Valery Konsantinovich Belousov
LocationChelyabinsk,  Russia
Coordinates55°10′30″N 61°17′14″E / 55.174918°N 61.287283°E / 55.174918; 61.287283
OwnerChelyabinsk Oblast
Capacity7,517
Field size60×28 m [1]
Construction
Broke ground2007
Built2009
Opened17 January 2009; 15 years ago (2009-01-17)
Construction cost981,000,000 roubles/ 41,340,075 USD (in 2008)
Project managerSkanska
General contractorBaltic Building Company
Tenants
Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL) (2009–present)
Belye Medvedi (MHL) (2009–present)

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.

Tractor Arena Chelyabinsk, Tractor vs Lada

Construction

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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.

Events

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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". www.chel-arena.ru (in Russian). 2020-07-07.
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Preceded by Home of the
Traktor Chelyabinsk

2009–present
Succeeded by
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