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Zimný štadión Pavla Demitru

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

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. 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.

The arena is named after the professional ice hockey player, a three-time National Hockey League All-Star, Pavol Demitra. The name change occurred in 2011 after the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash on 7 September 2011, which killed Demitra and the rest of the Lokomotiv team.

Notable events

An overview of some sport events:

1987

• 1987 IIHF World Under-20 Championship

References

1. "Zimný štadión P. Demitru » Visit Trenčín". December 2017.
2. "Dukla Trenčín | Kluby | Tipos extraliga | Hokej | Huste.tv | Najnovšie športové správy".
3. B.O.F. Arena; hockeyarenas.net; It was named B.O.F. because of sponsorship reasons; retrieved .
4. "Hockeyarenas.net".
5. "Trenčiansky zimák treba zmodernizovať, tvrdí primátor R. Rybníček". 17 August 2013.
6. Stadion V Trencine; article in Slovakian; CAS; retrieved .

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