Boris Alexandrov Sports Palace ( kk, Борис Александров атындағы спорт сарайы, ''Borıs Aleksandrov atyndaǵy sport saraıy''; russian: Дворец спорта имени Бориса Александрова) is an ice hockey

indoor arena An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators ...

in Oskemen, Kazakhstan. The

sports palace Palace of Sports or Sports Palace (russian: Дворец спорта) is a generic name of comprehensive indoors sports venues introduced in the Soviet Union (compare with Palace of Culture) of big size that includes various sports halls and auxil ...

was renamed after Soviet and Kazakhstani ice hockey player Boris Alexandrov in 2010. It is the home arena of the

Kazzinc-Torpedo Torpedo Hockey Club ( kk, «Торпедо» хоккей клубы, ''«Torpedo» hokkeı klýby''; russian: Хоккейный клуб «Торпедо»), commonly referred to as Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk, formerly known as Kazzinc-Torpedo (1999 ...

hockey club.

History

The sports palace was constructed from 1964 to 1968. It was the first stadium in Kazakhstan to utilize a truss in construction. It was also the first ice hockey

in the Soviet Union to be built with a training ground. Initially, the main arena accommodated 5200 spectators. In 2001,

Kazzinc Kazzinc ( kk, Қазмырыш, translit=Qazmyrysh, قازمىرىش, ) with its headquarters in Oskemen is Kazakhstan's largest producer of zinc, lead and precious metals. The general investor is Glencore International AG. Kazzinc’s core oper ...

company rebuilt the arena at a cost of three million dollars. After reconstruction, capacity was reduced to 4,400.

References

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