Bratislava Ice Hockey World Cup

The host cities were bratislava and košice as announced by the international ice hockey federation iihf on 15 may 2015.

Bratislava ice hockey world cup. A city of 650 000 inhabitants in the region the slovak capital of bratislava has 4 2 million people in a 100 kilometre radius including vienna. The oldest sprinkled ice area in bratislava was put into operation in 1871. Slovakia with the cities of bratislava and kosice will host the iihf ice hockey world championship for the second time after 2011. After the ice hockey world championship which was held in bratislava in 2011 slovakia can be certainly named as a hockey country.

The 2019 iihf world championship was hosted by slovakia from 10 to 26 may 2019. It was the second time that slovakia has hosted the event as an independent country as was the case in 2011. The ice hockey world championship will be now hosted in bratislava and košice. Call our tourist information centre.

Hockey club slovan bratislava hokejový klub slovan bratislava provides different home games during hockey season which runs from september to april. Get the full fixture schedule for oahl bratislava including all of the oahl bratislava hockey fixtures for the current season of every hockey league cup friendly match that oahl bratislava are involved in including the slovakia 1. The venue of the ice hockey world championship 2019 is the ondrej nepela winter stadium former names the samsung arena st arena t com arena the oldest ice hockey hall in slovakia. Bratislava was also a co host in 1959 and 1992 during the czechoslovak era.

The slovakian capital s zimný štadión ondreja nepelu was extensively renovated and reopened in 2011 at a cost of 87 million in time to hold the 2011 world championship. The ice hockey world championships are an annual international men s ice hockey tournament organized by the international ice hockey federation iihf. First officially held at the 1920 summer olympics it is the sport s highest profile annual international tournament the iihf was created in 1908 while the european championships the precursor to the world championships were first held in 1910. Tension unforgettable memories and a strong hockey community.

The famous trophy and one of gold medals is now on public display in slovak ice hockey hall of fame located in stadium ondrej nepela arena in bratislava. Can fin 26 may 2019. 421 2 5441 9410 local rate. Ice hockey is considered to be slovak national sport with enormous popularity among people of all ages.