SKA hockey club broke the world record in indoor participation. This was reported by press service club.
The success was confirmed by the team’s match against St. Petersburg on February 11 at the SKA Arena stadium. It was noted that in the first match of the St. Petersburg army team, the opponent was Sochi. In the third period, it was announced that 21,481 people bought tickets for the match.
“Today the overall results were summarized. There were another 2,264 people at the SKA Arena, including guests of the SKA and Sochi hockey clubs accredited for the game, families and relatives of the players, volunteers and those officiating at the match. Thus, the total number of visitors to the SKA-Sochi hockey match reached 23 thousand 745 people.”
The previous record was set in a National Hockey League regular season match in 2009, when Chicago defeated Calgary at home with a score of 5:2. At the same time, 22,146 spectators attended the match with only tickets.
SKA emphasized that the registration of accredited persons is normal in world practice. The club states that similar records are kept especially for matches in the Russian Premier League (RPL) and Russian Football Cup.
SKA defeated Sochi with a score of 8:1. After this victory, St. The St. Petersburg team took first place in the Western Conference rankings by collecting 87 points. In the next match, SKA will play at home against Lada.
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