Universal Sports Palace Molot (russian: Универсальный Дворец спорта Молот) is an indoor sporting arena that is located in

Perm, Russia Perm (russian: Пермь, p=pʲermʲ), previously known as Yagoshikha (Ягошиха) (1723–1781), and Molotov (Молотов) (1940–1957), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Perm Krai, Russia. The city is located on ...

. It has a

seating capacity Seating capacity is the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, in terms of both the physical space available, and limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile tha ...

of 7,000 spectators for

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

, and 6,000 spectators for

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice ...

History

Universal Sports Palace Molot was originally built in 1966, and it was reconstructed in 1989. It is the home arena of the

Molot-Prikamye Perm Molot-Prikamye Perm (russian: Молот-Прикамье Пермь) is a professional ice hockey team based in Perm, Perm Krai, Russia. They are playing in the Supreme Hockey League The Supreme Hockey League (SHL) (russian: Высшая хо ...

team, and was also the home of the Ural Great

team.

Parma Basket BC Parma (russian: БК Парма), also known as Parma Basket, is a professional basketball team that is based in Perm, Russia. It plays in the VTB United League, the highest level of basketball in Russia. The club's full name is Parma Basket ...

basketball team also uses the arena.

External links

Sports Palace Molot on Ural Great Official site
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