The winter hockey classic is returning to Ljubljana, as Olimpija's hockey players are waiting for four outdoor games between December 14 and 18, as part of the Union IceFest Brewery on the renovated Republic Square in front of the Temple of Democracy, which 4,500 spectators will be able to watch. For two months, the rink will also be available for recreational use.
Hockey team HDD Telemachus Olympia (with partners) put a big organizational and financial burden on her shoulders, which will cost about as much as the one from January 2013 (approx. 200 thousand euros), when she brought back the already forgotten fan spirit Plečnik Stadium. This time we did IceFest a spectacle moves to the threshold of the parliament, where three matches of the expanded Austrian championship (EBEL league) will be held, in which Olimpija will cross its fingers with the Hungarian Sapo Fehervar, Cologne residents and Salzburg (Bolzano is also in the game), and as part of the national championship with the eternal rival from Jesenice.
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Three matches will take place in December term, while the one with Solnogradčani will be the end of January. In the meantime, the ice sheet will not freeze, because it will intended for recreational use.
IceFest in Ljubljana is the second venue this year of hockey under the stars (near Klagenfurt), and is a logical continuation of the historical venues: the ancient Pula Arena, Plečnik Stadium, next to Vajdahunyad Manor in Budapest,... The winter classic has taken root beyond the puddle, where for decades it has been one of the highlights of the season (every year the honor reaches only two teams), which he had the opportunity with his LA Kings feel it on your own as an actor Anže Kopitar.
Match schedule:
14/12/2014 at 17:00 – HDD Telemach Olimpija: Sapa Fehervar AV19
16.12.2014 at 19.15 – HDD Telemach Olimpija: EC KAC
18.12.2014 at 19.15 – HDD Telemach Olimpija: HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice
30.01.2015 (time not yet known) – HDD Telemachus Olympia: EC Red Bull Salzburg
More information:
www.hddolimpija.com
