Ukraine: New big arenas on the way

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http://www.kyivpost.com/content/spo...na-in-donetsk-for-eurobasket-2015-320243.html

The Donbass hockey club has announced it will build a modern multipurpose sports arena, the Kalmius Arena, in Donetsk ahead of the EuroBasket 2015 European Basketball Championship in Ukraine.

"The main play area will be capable of hosting basketball and hockey games. It will also be possible to hold boxing fights, athletics events and concerts on it," the club's press service reported on Saturday.

The arena will seat 13,145 spectators during basketball games, 12,800 people during hockey games and 14,305 spectators during boxing matches.

As reported, Donbass Hockey Club Ltd. (Donetsk), Donetsk-Basket Ltd. (Donetsk) and United Basketball Investments Ltd. (Kyiv) were declared the winners of a tender for the construction of basketball facilities in cities that can host the European basketball championship in 2015.

Donbass Hockey Club won the right to build a multipurpose arena for at least 15,000 seats in Donetsk.

Donetsk-Basket will build a multipurpose sports arena in Donetsk for at least 6,000 seats.

United Basketball Investments got the right to build multipurpose sports arenas in Kyiv for at least 15,000 spectators, in Odesa for at least 10,000 spectators, in Dnipropetrovsk for at least 10,000 spectators, in Lviv for at least 10,000 spectators and in Ivano-Frankivsk for at least 6,000 seats. President of the Basketball Federation of Ukraine Oleksandr Volkov said that the owners of United Basketball Investments are companies owned by entrepreneurs Ihor Kolomoisky and Dmytro Buriak.

Ukraine won the right to host the first European Championships Men's Basketball teams in 2015, in December 2011. Bid to host the matches of the tournament served Kyiv, Odessa, Dnepropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk.

On December 18, 2011 Ukraine received the right to host the European Basketball Championship in 2015. Ukraine proposed hosting the championship in its largest cities, including Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Lviv, Kharkiv and Ivano-Frankivsk.

Good for Donetsk but mostly good for the rest of the country. Setting up big arenas for the basketball tournament will mean legit arenas for Berkut in Kiev for their KHL push, and setting up PHL teams in Lviv, Odessa, Dnipropetrovsk, and Ivano
 

ozo

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Well that KHL push sentence looks dodgy on a day when rumours are spreading about unpaid salary at Berkut and possible cancellation of PHL playoffs. :(
 
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Purple hippo

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Well that KHL push sentence looks dodgy on a day when rumours are spreading about unpaid salary at Berkut and possible cancellation of PHL playoffs. :(

Yeah, a league that shut down around Christmas because 7/8 clubs owed league fees and backed player wages. Now we have forfeits, Kharkiv players refuse to play until being paid, Berkut owes around 3 months of wages, Sokil has been rumoured to die soon and the only club who hasnt been in trouble this year has been eliminated from the second phase for awhile now.

Good for Donbass however Ukraine is a mess, attempting to run before you can even walk. Terrible because the PHL should be doing wonders for the country, unfortunately, too many near sighted people in charge.
 

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Donbass will build Donbass Forum for cca 20 000 after 2015 as I know. So two modern arenas in the city.
 

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Yeah, a league that shut down around Christmas because 7/8 clubs owed league fees and backed player wages. Now we have forfeits, Kharkiv players refuse to play until being paid, Berkut owes around 3 months of wages, Sokil has been rumoured to die soon and the only club who hasnt been in trouble this year has been eliminated from the second phase for awhile now.

Good for Donbass however Ukraine is a mess, attempting to run before you can even walk. Terrible because the PHL should be doing wonders for the country, unfortunately, too many near sighted people in charge.

i dont think they've been too ambitious. all the teams are very low level and full of locals. berkut was the only one that tried running....but seriously, at that low level, get your finances in check first
 

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from Kolesnikov's facebook

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Sokil

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http://www.kyivpost.com/content/spo...ns-to-build-sports-arenas-in-2013-330560.html

The Ukrainian government has redistributed the volume of state budget funds and amended the list of sports facilities to be constructed, reconstructed and overhauled, as well as organizational measures for 2013, as part of preparations for and conduct of the final tournament of the EuroBasket 2015 European Basketball Championship.

great, get a real arena in kyiv and SOMETHING in lviv and we're set
 

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http://bighockey.ua/news/v-ukrayini-z-yavilasya-nova-lodova-arena-1.html

Druzhkivka arena now open, arena is called Altair after the character from Assassins Creed (jk, has something to do with a team that played there in the 80s that nobody knows about)

"Next spring will open another ice arena - in Sevastopol., This sports complex complete first series of ice arenas. Generally speaking, we try to reconcile the irreconcilable - functioning children's schools and to viewers who come here, it was convenient. Then we will run following a series of projects for 1200-1500 places. multipurpose arena It will, which allows you to hold not only hockey, but basketball and volleyball matches " , - said Boris Kolesnikov.

"The opening of the ice arena has taken a whole new meaning after the decision that was made ​​by President Viktor Yanukovych, the Regions and the Council - the decision to apply for our country to participate in the Winter Olympics in 2022. Development of winter sports and especially the opening of schools for children and youth is a priority. The 2022 we have 9 years and we believe that those ice arenas, which opened today in those youth schools that are created by them, grow new Olympic champions 2022 " - said Alexander Vilkul a conversation with journalists.

"Altair" is the eleventh ice complex, built under the state program "Hockey Ukraine." Previously, these items were in Donetsk (LSC "Leader" and flying "Diamond"), Kherson, Kharkiv, Kiev, Kalush, Dnipropetrovsk, Kryvyi Rih, Luhansk and White Church.

"Donbass Hockey Club will oversee the development of youth hockey in Drugkovka. At this point it is important to complement the coaching staff of qualified professionals. We decided this year to produce a set of children of 6, 7-bit and 8 consecutive years. Hope that the work will go as efficiently as possible, and in the future these children will give the team staff for the MHL teams, NHL and the Ukrainian national team. Drugkovka has a long hockey tradition, embodied with the "Altair", and we must revive the former glory of hockey Druzhkovka "- said vice President HC "Donbass" Omelyanovich Denis, who oversaw the construction of the arena.

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Den

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I don't think the Kiev or Lviv new arenas will be of relevance to the KHL: it's unlikely that in its current form the KHL will set up more teams in Ukraine. There are very few spots left and a big desire to expand westwards.
 

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