Archive for May, 2008

State will take part of arena’s risk

Auto Date Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Bratislava Arena 2011

If the 2011 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship will be held in Bratislava, they will be played in state arena. Government passed a resolution that arena will be financed through PPP project. Was it the only and the best solution?
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Slovakia is going to organize IIHF congress in Slovenian Portorose

Auto Date Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Icon of the 2011 IIHF Worlds

In connection with the set-out of the 2011 IIHF Worlds, Slovakia has to organize two IIHF congresses. On of them will take place in September 2010 in Slovenian Portorose, the second during the World Championship in Slovakia.
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Arena 2011 has already 3 variants

Auto Date Friday, May 9th, 2008

Arena 2011 Visualisation

Still new surprisals are surfacing around the planned multi-purpose hall for the 2011 Ice Hockey Worlds. Wellfree developer, supported by Bratislava self-governing region’s chairman Vladimir Bajan, would like to build the hall in location of Janikove role in Petrzalka - without any state subsides and no matter whether it will host the championships.
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President of IIHF: Slovakia has ample time

Auto Date Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Representatives of International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) also know about problems with the location of a new world championships arena. Slovakia got a claim to host the 75th IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships in 2011. The games should be played in Kosice’s Steel Arena and in the future built Arena 2011 in Bratislava. But nowadays there are still only talks about the location, where should be the arena built.
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