Outdoor Extraliga Matches in Prague: A Winter Hockey Experience

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The Tipsport extraliga should experience more matches under the open sky! During Wednesday, information leaked to the public that on the first weekend of December, two extra-league duels will take place in Prague on the Letenská plain, and then another match in the Slovakian or German top league. Nothing is official yet, but extraliga director Martin Loukota confirmed the negotiations.

“We can confirm that for several months we have been discussing the possibility of organizing outdoor extra-league matches in Prague, but at the moment the exact schedule and other important details have not been confirmed,” APK LH quotes Loukota as saying on the X social network.

“Further information will be announced at the press conference, which will take place after the climax of the currently ongoing Tipsport extraliga playoff, where we are now focusing all our attention,” added Martin Loukota.

“We can confirm that for several months we have been discussing the possibility of holding outdoor extra-league matches in Prague, but at the moment the exact schedule and other important details have not been confirmed.”

So what speculations have leaked to the public?

Thursday, December 5 to Sunday, December 8, 2024 – Winter Hockey Games on the Letenská plain. Sparta is to challenge Kometa and Pilsen České Budějovice during these days.

Slovan Bratislava again Košice and one match is to be from the German DEL between Ingolstadt and Eisbären Berlin. There was also speculation about a match between the Czech legends.

Will it all be confirmed? If so, Czech fans will be able to look forward to another great experience.

The Tipsport extraliga has so far experienced six matches under the open sky. The last one took place this February, when Pilsen beat Karlovy Vary 5:2 in Klingenthal, Germany. This derby was watched by 13 thousand fans under the diving board.

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