Mihai Flamaropol Ice Skating Rink (Romanian: Patinoarul Mihai Flamaropol) was an ice arena in Bucharest, Romania. It was primarily used for ice hockey, being the home arena for Steaua Rangers team. It was built in 1958 as an open-air ice rink, and in 1972 was covered for the games of Group B of the 1972 Ice Hockey World Championships.[1] The arena was named after footballer and ice hockey player Mihai Flamaropol.[2]
 Former Flamaropol Ice Rink in 2008 | |
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| Location | Bucharest, Romania |
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| Construction | |
| Opened | 1958 |
| Renovated | 1972 |
| Demolished | 2016 |
| Tenants | |
| Steaua Rangers | |
The ice rink was demolished in March 2016 to make way for a new 3,100-seat arena.[3] Construction for the new arena began in early 2017[4] and was scheduled to be completed in 2019. The works were stopped in 2019, after the termination of the contract, due to delays and execution problems.[5] By 2019, construction progress was approximately 26%.[5] In August 2023, it was announced that the works will be resumed in 2024 with a new project that includes the remediation of construction problems and an increase capacity to 4,424 seats.[5]
Events
edit- 1972 Ice Hockey World Championships Group B
- 2012 Edvin Marton, Evgeni Plushenko, Brian Joubert & Stéphane Lambiel in "Kings On Ice"
- 2013 Edvin Marton, Evgeni Plushenko & many others in "Kings On Ice 3"
References
edit- ^ "GALERIE FOTO Primăria Capitalei anunţă începerea lucrărilor de reconstrucţie a patinoarului Mihai Flamaropol" (in Romanian). mediafax.ro. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Mihai Flamaropol sportivul care s-a impartit intre doua mari pasiuni: fotbal si hochei" [Mihai Flamaropol the sportsman who split between two great passions: football and hockey] (in Romanian). Independentaromana.ro. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "A început demolarea Patinoarului "Mihai Flamaropol"" (in Romanian). digisport.ro. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "Patinoarul Mihai Flamaropol. Au început lucrările. Ce spune Gabriela Firea" (in Romanian). dcnews.ro. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ a b c "Se reiau lucrările la Patinoarul "Mihai Flamaropol"! Anunțul făcut de Nicușor Dan" (in Romanian). digisport.ro. Retrieved 8 August 2023.