Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium

48.9005699°N 18.0571032°E / 48.9005699; 18.0571032 Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium (Slovak: Zimný Štadión Pavla Demitru) and formerly B.O.F. Arena, is an arena in Trenčín, Slovakia.^[3] The stadium is primarily used for ice hockey, and is the home arena of the Slovak Extraliga club, HK Dukla Trenčín. It has a capacity of 6,150 spectators and was built in 1960.^[4][5]

Zimný štadión Pavla Demitru

Former names	B.O.F Aréna
Location	Trenčín, Slovakia
Operator	City of Trenčín[1]
Capacity	6,150 (ice hockey)
Construction
Built	1960
Opened	January 17, 1960 (1960-01-17) [2]
Tenants
Dukla Trenčín (Slovak Extraliga)

The arena is named after the professional ice hockey player, a three-time National Hockey League All-Star, Pavol Demitra. The name change occurred in 2011 after the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash on 7 September 2011, which killed Demitra and the rest of the Lokomotiv team.^[6]

Notable events

An overview of some sport events:

1987

• 1987 IIHF World Under-20 Championship