The ice arena in Odessa for the World Junior Championships will be prepared and modernized. This was reported by the head of the Odessa Regional Council Anatoly Urbansky.
According to him, soon the Sports Palace will begin repairing two lockers for hockey players, the quality of the ice cover will be improved with the help of special water. Electric heating will also be carried out in all halls, locker rooms, hall and directly in the arena.
"Thanks to a successful economic solution, a new page of hockey sports begins. Undoubtedly, this will positively affect the tourist and investment attractiveness of our region, "A stressed.. Urban.
Recall, the tournament will be held in April 2018. For Odessa this will be the first official ice hockey competition in history.