Steel Arena – Ladislav Troják Stadium in Košice (Slovak: Steel aréna – Košický štadión L. Trojáka) is the home arena of the ice hockey club HC Košice. Its capacity is 8,343.

Steel aréna
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LocationNerudova 12
040 01 Košice, Slovakia
Coordinates48°42′53″N 21°14′53″E / 48.71472°N 21.24806°E / 48.71472; 21.24806
OwnerOZ Steel Arena (civic association)
Capacity8,378
Construction
OpenedFebruary 24, 2006
Construction costSKK 730 million[1] ($17.6 million in 2006 dollars,[2] $26.7 million in 2023 dollars[3])
Tenants
HC Košice (2006–present)
Slovakia men's national ice hockey team (2006–present)

The arena opened on February 24, 2006, and was named in honor of the general sponsor of the club, U. S. Steel Košice (a member of the United States Steel Corporation) and also in honor of Ladislav Troják, a Košice-born hockey player who was the first Slovak to win the World Championship with the Czechoslovakian national team.

Notable events

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Sport

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An overview of some sport events:

2007
2008
  • 2008 European Junior Wrestling Championships
2009
  • 2009 World Championship in Bodybuilding
2011
2019
2021
2022

Music

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Transport

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Steel Arena is located near the historical center of Košice, near Štúrova Street.

Service Stop Line
Bus Krajský súd 10, 11, 20, 21, 23, 25, 32, 52, 56, 71, 72
Tram Krajský súd 6, R1

The arena includes a parking deck with space for 496 cars. An additional 524 parking spaces are available at the OC Galeria shopping center, approximately 500 m away.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Košická Steel Aréna slávnostne otvorená + fotogaléria!" (in Slovak). HC Košice. Archived from the original on March 15, 2013.
  2. ^ Tables of historical exchange rates to the United States dollar
  3. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
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