The war in Ukraine also affected Košice. Steel workers leave their home – Pravda

From a larger hall to a smaller one. According to the latest reports, there is a possibility that the hockey players of HC Košice will play the new extraleague season outside their traditional place of work. Photo: SITA, Brano Bibel Goal joy of hockey players from Košice. The Steelers announced today on social media that they are moving from the Steel arena to the smaller Crow arena. The reason is simple – the rapid increase in energy prices, which is due to the Russian military aggression in Ukraine. “Electricity prices have increased unprecedentedly and astronomically in recent weeks. While in December 2021 the price was €54.96 per MWh, at the end of May it was €229 per MWh, and at the end of August the price of energy reached a ceiling of €1,050 per MWh,” inform the people of Košice on their Facebook page. Read more He hates losing, wants the title. Poprad announces a large Slovak reinforcement. The club further states that it paid a total of almost 500,000 euros in the 2021/2022 season for the rental of ice surfaces, locker rooms and administrative spaces in the Steel Arena, with 85% of the costs for the rental of ice consisting of the rental of ice for youth teams. “For the 2022/2023 season, the club concluded an agreement with Steel Arena to increase the payment to the amount of 650,000 euros. However, the current energy prices have meant that the agreed 35,000 euros for the month of August will cover only about one-sixth of the real consumption,” the residents of Košice inform. Read more The legends sold out the arena in Bratislava. Jágr’s team did not spare Višňovský’s. Steelers added that the agreed 650,000 euros for the 2022/23 season would be enough for three months of operation under current conditions and electricity prices. For the entire season, the total amount for renting the ice surface could reach 2 million euros. “However, this amount would be liquidating for the club and especially the youth teams. The club has a set budget, which has no chance to cope with such an enormous rent increase. The crisis solution is to move the training process of all teams to the Crow arena, where it will take place in a limited form,” the communiqué reads. The new extraleague season starts on September 16, the Košice team will play in the 1st round in the derby match on Michaloviec ice.