Steel Arena – Ladislav Troják Stadium in Košice (Slovak: Steel aréna – Košický štadión L. Trojáka) is the home arena of the ice hockey club HC Košice. Its capacity is 8,343.
The arena opened on February 24, 2006, and was named in honor of the general sponsor of the club, U. S. Steel Košice (a member of the United States Steel Corporation) and also in honor of Ladislav Troják, a Košice-born hockey player who was the first Slovak to win the World Championship with the Czechoslovakia national team.
Notable events Sport An overview of some sport events:
2007 2007 The nine-pin bowling World Championships
2008 2008 European Junior Wrestling Championships
2009 2009 World Championship in Bodybuilding
2011 2011 IIHF World Championship
2019 2019 IIHF World Championship 2019 ISBHF Ball Hockey World Championship
2021 2021 JGP Slovakia
2022 2022 European Men's Handball Championship 2029 IIHF World Championship
Music An overview of some musical events from 2006 onward Date Artists2006 October 7 Deep Purple2007 March 23 Kim Wilde November 6 Joe Cocker2008 February 21 Wadaiko Yamato May 7 Andrea Bocelli October 23 Vanessa Mae November 22 Seal November 29 Jean Michel Jarre2009 February 11 Buena Vista Social Club April 23 Scorpions May 20 Enrique Iglesias June 17 Lenny Kravitz June 20 Tiesto October 29 Kool & the Gang2010 February 27 Eros Ramazzotti March 2 50 Cent June 22 Elton John October 28 Faithless2011 May 11 David Guetta June 6 Roxette August 20 Tiësto December 8 José Carreras2012 February 23 Wadaiko Yamato October 31 Armin Van Buuren November 17 Sting November 23 Piotr Rubik2013 January 20 Jamiroquai2014 May 16 Paul Van Dyk June 27 Bob Dylan November 8 Piotr Rubik2015 September 30 Eros Ramazzotti2016 March 2 Scorpions October 10 Bryan Adams December 10 Omega2017 December 16 Omega2018 October 27 Piotr Rubik 2019 March 1 Dire Straits October 19 Vanessa Mae2022 March 13 Sting
Transport Steel Arena is located near the historical center of Košice, near Štúrova Street.
Service Stop Line Bus Krajský súd 10, 11, 20, 21, 23, 25, 32, 52, 56, 71, 72 Tram Krajský súd 6, R1
The arena includes a parking deck with space for 496 cars. An additional 524 parking spaces are available at the OC Galeria shopping center, approximately 500 m away.
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See also List of indoor arenas in Slovakia
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