The Ufa Arena is an 8,250-seat multi-purpose

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Ufa Ufa ( ba, Өфө , Öfö; russian: Уфа́, r=Ufá, p=ʊˈfa) is the largest city and capital of Bashkortostan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Belaya and Ufa rivers, in the centre-north of Bashkortostan, on hills forming the ...

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that opened in 2007. It has replaced

Ice Palace Salavat Yulaev Ice Palace Salavat Yulaev () is an indoor sporting arena located in Ufa, Russia. The capacity of the arena is 4,043. It was the home arena of the Salavat Yulaev Ufa ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice s ...

as the home of

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ice hockey team,

Salavat Yulaev Ufa Hockey Club Salavat Yulaev (russian: Хоккейный клуб «Салават Юлаев», Hokkejnyj klub «Salavat Julajev»; ba, «Салауат Юлаев» хоккей клубы, «Salawat Yulayev» xokkey klubı), commonly referred ...

. The first events in the arena were the first two games of the

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, a hockey series between

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and Russia juniors. There were issues during the game in which fog was building up over the ice surface during the game, as the ice had been chilled but the air conditioning was not yet functional because the building was incomplete at the time. The arena was the primary venue for the

2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship (commonly known as the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships) was the 37th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship (WJC). It was hosted in Ufa, Russia. It began on December 26, 2012, and ende ...

, which was played from the last week of December, 2012 until the first week of January, 2013.

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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 ...

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