Another change before the World Hockey Championships: Slovaks will not play in the legendary arena! – Športky.sk

In the picture, Slovak players and the implementation team celebrate after winning bronze in the men’s hockey bronze medal match Slovakia – Sweden at the Olympic Games 2022 in Beijing Source: TASR / Jaroslav Novák HELSINKI – A-group matches at the World Championships in Finland, in which there are also Slovak hockey players will not play in the Hartwall Arena. The reason is a boycott for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as the famous hall is owned by Russian owners. It will be played in the smaller Ice Rink in Helsinki. He informed the portal italehti.fi, which referred to information from the Finnish Hockey Federation. Live Nation Finland reported on its website that they had canceled several concerts in the Hartwall Arena in addition to the hockey program. Canceled events include tours of Elton John, Björk and the most popular circus ensemble Cirque du Soleil. Photo gallery (2) Source: TASR / Jaroslav Novák “We will continue to reorganize the events originally planned for Hartwall Arena and inform ticket holders about them,” said Piia Lindroos, Live Nation’s marketing and communications manager. The Ice Rink hall has a capacity of 8,200 spectators, built in 1966. It was the home arena of IFK Helsinki and since 1967 also the Jokerit Helsinki, until the team moved to the new Hartwall Arena in 1997. B-group matches will be played in the new Nokia Arena in Tampere. The World Cup will be played from May 13 to 29. The International Hockey Federation suspended both Russia and Belarus last week, replacing them with Austria in the “béčka” and France in the “Slovak” A-group. Author: © List Source: TASR