The Ondrej Nepela Arena (Slovak: Zimný Štadión Ondreja Nepelu), known as Orange Arena during the 2011 IIHF Championship, also known as Slovnaft Arena, is an arena in Bratislava, Slovakia. It is primarily used for ice hockey and it is the home arena of the KHL's HC Slovan Bratislava.
History
It opened in 1940 and held 8,350 people until its full reconstruction started in 2009. The reconstructed arena opened in spring 2011 with one of the most advance game presentation, LED scoreboards and security systems ever built. The system was designed and constructed by Colosseo EAS. It has increased capacity to 10,055 spectators. In the past Samsung arena was called ST Arena and T-Com Arena. So-called "reconstruction" under command of SZLH president's company costs 87 million €.
Beside the reconstruction SZLH president built a new hotel next to arena, which was built without building permit in the beginning. Slovak and Czech ice-hockey players and team staff were accommodated in this hotel during the 2011 IIHF World Championship.
Stadium name
The Stadium is named in honour of Ondrej Nepela, Slovak figure skater who competed for Czechoslovakia in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and he is the 1972 Winter Olympics figure skating winner.
Notable events
An overview of some sport events:
- 1958
- 1958 European Figure Skating Championships
- 1973
- 1973 World Figure Skating Championships
- 1992
- 1992 IIHF World Championship
- 1995
- 1995 IIHF World Championship Group B
- 1996
- 1996 ISBHF Ball Hockey World Championship
- 2001
- 2001 European Figure Skating Championships
- 2008
- 2008 IIHF Men's InLine Hockey World Championship
- 2011
- 2011 IIHF World Championship
- 2011 ISBHF Ball Hockey World Championship
- 2016
- 2016 European Figure Skating Championships
- 2017
- 2017 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship
- 2019
- 2019 IIHF World Championship
An NHL pre-season game was held at the Samsung Arena between HC Slovan Bratislava and the Tampa Bay Lightning on September 30, 2008. Tampa Bay won 3-2 in overtime. On October 2, 2011, the arena hosted another NHL pre-season game, this time between HC Slovan Bratislava and New York Rangers who beat the home team 4-1.
An overview of some musical events from 2011:
- 2011
- Sting performed at Ondrej Nepela Arena as part of his Symphonicity Tour on June 29, 2011
- Rammstein performed at Ondrej Nepela Arena as part of their Made in Germany 1995â€"2011 (tour) on November 6, 2011
- Sade performed at Ondrej Nepela Arena as part of her Sade Live Tour on November 13, 2011
- 2012
- Elton John performed at Ondrej Nepela Arena as part of his Greatest Hits Tour on July 10, 2012
- Jose Carreras performed at Ondrej Nepela Arena on December 20, 2012
- 2013
- Beyoncé performed at Ondrej Nepela Arena as part of her The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour on April 19, 2013.
- Eros Ramazzotti performed at Ondrej Nepela Arena as part of his Noi World Tour on May 9, 2013
- Andrea Bocelli performed at Ondrej Nepela Arena on December 29, 2013
- 2014
- Depeche Mode performed at Ondrej Nepela Arena as part of their Delta Machine Tour on February 6, 2014
- Peter Gabriel performed at Ondrej Nepela Arena as part of his Back To Front Tour 2014 on May 5, 2014
- Kylie Minogue performed at Ondrej Nepela Arena as part of her Kiss Me Once Tour on October 19, 2014
- 2015
- Ennio Morricone performed at Ondrej Nepela Arena as part of his My Life in Music Tour 2015 on February 2, 2015
- Katy Perry performed at Ondrej Nepela Arena as part of her Prismatic World Tour on February 27, 2015
- Robbie Williams performed at Ondrej Nepela Arena as part of his Let Me Entertain You Tour on April 18, 2015
- 2016
- Ennio Morricone performed at Ondrej Nepela Arena as part of his 60 Years of Music Tour 2016 on January 19, 2016
- Eros Ramazzotti performed at Ondrej Nepela Arena as part of his Perfetto Tour on March 15, 2016
- Hans Zimmer performed at Ondrej Nepela Arena on May 5, 2016
- André Rieu performed at Ondrej Nepela Arena on May 27, 2016
- Jean Michel Jarre performed at Ondrej Nepela Arena as part of his Electronica Tour on November 9, 2016
- Jose Carreras performed at Ondrej Nepela Arena on December 16, 2016
- 2017
- Vanessa Mae performed at Ondrej Nepela Arena on May 11, 2017
- Hans Zimmer performed at Ondrej Nepela Arena on June 2, 2017
- Andrea Bocelli will perform at Ondrej Nepela Arena on November 19, 2017
Transport
Ondrej Nepela Stadium is located in the third district of Bratislava, Slovakia. The Stadium can be approached by Tram, Trolleybus and Bus.
Gallery
References
External links
- Official website
