VTB Ice Palace
| VTB Ice Palace | |
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| Location | Moscow, Russia |
| Opened | April 26, 2015 |
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| Former names | Legends Arena |
| Tenants | Dynamo Moscow |
| Capacity | Large Arena: Ice hockey: 12,100 Small Arena: Ice hockey: 3,500 |
VTB Ice Palace (Russian: ВТБ Ледовый дворец), formerly known as Legends Arena (Russian: Арена Легенд) is an indoor multi-sport venue arena that is located in Moscow, Russia. Its name sponsor is VTB. The facility features 3 different arenas, the Large Arena, the Small Arena, and a training facility, all housed in the same structure. Both the large and small arenas are multi-purpose venues.
The large arena has a seating capacity of 12,100 viewers for ice hockey.[1] The small arena has a seating capacity of 3,500 viewers for ice hockey. The third arena, the training arena, has a capacity of 500.[2]
VTB Ice Palace is a part of the Park of Legends big renovation project, at the territory of the former ZiL plant. It includes VTB Ice Palace, the Russian Hockey Museum with the Russian Hockey Hall of Glory, Watersport Arena, and Apartments Complex. VTB Ice Palace is located near by the Avtozavodskaya metro station.
History
VTB Ice Palace opened on April 26, 2015. From 2015 onward, VTB Ice Palace became the home stadium for the Kontinental Hockey League ice hockey team Dynamo Moscow
In 2015, five of six matches of Channel One Cup were played in the VTB Ice Palace.
In 2016, the arena hosted games of the 2016 IIHF World Championship.
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