The Balashikha Arena is a 5,678-seat multi-purpose
arena
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in
Balashikha
Balashikha ( rus, Балашиха, p=bəlɐˈʂɨxə) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Pekhorka River east of the Moscow Ring Road. Population:
Etymology
In Finno-Ugric languages, ''Bala-shika'' means ''land of celebration ...
,
Russia
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. Opened in 2007, it replaced
Vityaz Ice Palace as the home of
HC MVD
HC MVD () was a professional ice hockey club based in Balashikha, Moscow Oblast, Russia. They were members of the Tarasov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League. They are best known for winning the silver medal in the KHL backstopped by all star ...
, a
Kontinental Hockey League
The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; ) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs based in Russia (20), Belarus (1), Kazakhstan (1), and China (1) for a total of 23 clubs.
It was considered in ...
ice hockey
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team.
The 2017 national
rink bandy
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While a bandy field is about the same size as a football pi ...
cup took place in the arena.
Schools and divisions
On the territory of the Arena "Balashikha" there is a children's and youth sports school "Olympian" (ice hockey and figure skating sections). 1,000 children and adolescents attend the school. There are 18 groups of figure skating, and 13 hockey teams.
At the complex territory, the branch of the Todes dance school-studio is opened.
See also
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List of indoor arenas in Russia
The following is a list of indoor arenas in Russia with capacity of at least 4,000 spectators. Most of the arenas in this list are for multi use proposes such as individual sports, team sports as well as cultural and political events.
Curren ...
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List of Kontinental Hockey League arenas
Current arenas
Map of current arenas
Future/proposed arenas
Former arenas
Former teams
Neutral venues, selected/ special games
See also
*List of All-Russian Hockey League arenas, List of VHL arenas
References
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References
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Photos of new arena
Ice hockey venues in Russia
Indoor arenas in Russia
HC MVD
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