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The Orange Arena in Bratislava, also known as the Ondrej Nepela Arena, was substantially upgraded for the championship, in line with IIHF, Slovak, and international specifications, largely funded by the Slovakian government. Construction began on 23 April 2009 and was completed on 30 November 2010. More than €65 million ($90 million USD) was spent to install a new roof, modernize facilities, build two new adjacent practice arenas, and bring the seating from 8,350 to 10,000. The Steel Aréna, also known as the Ladislav Troják Arena, which was newly constructed in 2006, had a new €11 million practice rink built adjacent, between April 2009 and February 2010 for the World Championship legacy of future hockey development in Slovakia. The stadium would have the name Orange Arena, but only for the time of World Championship 2011 29 April 2011 to 15 May 2011
Both arenas were known by their Slovak honorific titles during the 2011 World Championship to correspond with IIHF neutral non-inclusive sponsorship rules. (Samsung Arena as the Ondrej Nepela Arena, and Steel Aréna as the Ladislav Troják Arena.)
| Bratislava | Bratislava Host cities of the 2011 World Championship in Slovakia | Košice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Arena1 | Steel Aréna2 | ||
| 48°08′38″N 17°06′35″E / 48.14389°N 17.10972°E / 48.14389; 17.10972 (Bratislava) | 48°43′16″N 21°15′27″E / 48.72111°N 21.25750°E / 48.72111; 21.25750 (Košice) | ||
| Capacity: 9 246 | Capacity: 7 628 | ||
- ^1 As Ondrej Nepela Arena
- ^2 As Ladislav Troják Arena
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