US EditionNHL players may have to compete on untested ice due to construction delays for Olympics in Milan
Construction delays have canceled the December test event at Santagiulia, leaving the ice untested before NHL players compete in February's Milan Olympics.
- With the Feb. 11-22 tournament approaching, tight construction timelines threaten untested ice for NHL players at the Milano Santagiulia arena.
- On Wednesday, local organizers confirmed the main test event for the 16,000-seat Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena was moved to the smaller Rho Fiera hockey venue and not rescheduled.
- Canada men's hockey team opens Feb.12 versus the Czech Republic and plays Feb.13 and Feb.15 in the 14,000-seat Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, with Feb.22 gold-medal tickets priced at 1,400 euros.
- There is the prospect no game will be held in the main arena until the women's preliminary on Feb.5, and local organizers warn the timeline is very tight.
- Built by a private company, Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena may host Olympic hockey games from Feb. 11-22, raising the stakes for untested ice.
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The construction of the main arena for the Olympic ice hockey is delayed. A test event has had to be moved and the schedule is so tight that no new test is planned.
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ROME — Forget about thin ice. For now, there’s no ice. With NHL players preparing to return to the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade, construction on the main hockey arena for the Milan-Cortina Games is going down to the wire. Local organizers confirmed to The Associated Press on Wednesday that the main test event for the 16,000-seat Santagiulia arena that was scheduled for December has been moved to a smaller arena — and that no…
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NHL players may have to compete on untested ice due to construction delays for Olympics in Milan
Construction on the main hockey arena for the Milan-Cortina Games is going down to the wire with NHL players preparing to return to the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade.
NHL players may face untested Olympic ice in Milan due to construction delays
ROME — Forget about thin ice. For now, there’s no ice. With NHL players preparing to return to the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade, construction on the main hockey arena for the Milan-Cortina Games is going down to the wire. Local organizers confirmed to The Associated Press on Wednesday that the main test event for the 16,000-seat Santagiulia arena that was scheduled for December has been moved to a smaller arena — and that no…
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