Posted:
24.09.2024 11:33:23
Hockey fever
Getting to Minsk Arena is becoming a problem — tickets for Dinamo HC matches are selling like hot cakes
What a rush! What is happening now around Dinamo Minsk matches in the KHL Championship cannot be called anything but an incredible boom. With the commissioning of Minsk Arena, full houses are not uncommon here and the ‘Bisons’ have never complained about the lack of attention from fans. However, the beginning of this season is breaking all imaginable records — it is a real hockey fever!
Dinamo Minsk — Amur Khabarovsk, KHL Championship, Minsk Arena
Dmitri Baskov, member of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus,
“People and their interest are the main indicator of how our hockey is developing today. It is not humble, but we need to talk about it — the interest in our hockey is only increasing. Every year we discuss new series of sold-out events in the playoffs of the President’s Cup, the Ruslan Salei Cup final in Vitebsk with its crazy atmosphere. The hockey audience on social networks is growing faster than that of other sports, let alone Dinamo Minsk, which has long been an example for all sports. It is necessary to learn how Dinamo organises and holds matches today. The fact that 15,000 tickets for the first match of the KHL season were sold in 12 hours is a visible result of how the club works and how our fans treat it.”
“People and their interest are the main indicator of how our hockey is developing today. It is not humble, but we need to talk about it — the interest in our hockey is only increasing. Every year we discuss new series of sold-out events in the playoffs of the President’s Cup, the Ruslan Salei Cup final in Vitebsk with its crazy atmosphere. The hockey audience on social networks is growing faster than that of other sports, let alone Dinamo Minsk, which has long been an example for all sports. It is necessary to learn how Dinamo organises and holds matches today. The fact that 15,000 tickets for the first match of the KHL season were sold in 12 hours is a visible result of how the club works and how our fans treat it.”
Tickets for the Dinamo Minsk’s first home match against Amur in the KHL Championship, which ended with a 3:0 victory for the Minsk players, were snapped up in less than a day, which is the best indicator of the public love and popularity. During the second home match of the ‘Bisons’ with Severstal Cherepovets, which ended 3:1 in favour of the ‘Bisons’, Minsk Arena was filled to capacity again, with all tickets sold out a week ago.
Dinamo Minsk — Amur Khabarovsk — 3:0, KHL Championship, Minsk Arena Everyone praises the incredible atmosphere of Minsk matches, as well as of the city and the country as a whole. Word of mouth has widely spread the information that such festive entourage in the KHL cannot be found anywhere else. Hockey players from the USA or Canada, who played at least one season in Minsk, remain completely delighted and the legionnaires do not skimp on kind, sincere words. Today, the matches of Dinamo Minsk are not only a sporting competition but also a colourful show of the highest level and intensity, marked as ‘0+’. Indeed, people come with families, noisy companies, arrange romantic dates and business meetings — the arena welcomes everyone into its wide and warm embrace with equal cordiality. The spectacular pre-match show in the opening game of the season still gives you goosebumps, it was prepared in a first-rate manner and with heart! The upcoming match will also have a flair — retro style with the 1990s disco theme. Dinamo invites the audience to the matches and offers to put on the brightest outfits and rock out to the groovy hits of those times. By the way, these rules also apply to hockey players — everyone is in the same boat.
The Dinamo marketing department does not get tired of generating fresh ideas and fuelling interest in the team. A lot of surprises and vibrant newsworthy events are in store for the fans. Right
now, the KHL is working on holding a winter classic with the participation of Dinamo Minsk in Tashkent, while the ‘Bisons’ are actively working on organising a match dedicated to Ruslan Salei. On November 2nd, the legend of Belarusian hockey could turn 50 years old, and on November 4th, the match against Vityaz will be dedicated to the memory of the outstanding hockey player. They also plan to celebrate significant club records on a grand scale, a great many of which are expected this season. The 1000th match of Dinamo in the KHL, for example. The date is already known — November 22nd. On this day, Minsk players will fight with their Moscow teammates and become the 12th KHL team to reach this grandmaster mark. One can only imagine what a bright and unforgettable performance they will deliver on this occasion.
Match with Amur Khabarovsk ended with a score of 3:0 in favour of the capital club 
Two hockey players from Belarus — goaltender Konstantin Shostak and forward Aleksandr Skorenov — play for Severstal There will also be personal holidays. Dmitry Kvartalnov will play his 100th match at the helm of Dinamo on November 15th. Soon he can beat Marek Sýkora with 119 games and take second place in the number of matches as the Dinamo head coach. Dmitry Vyacheslavovich [Kvartalnov] also has every chance to become the first in terms of winning percentage in club history. In addition, we are waiting for Kvartalnov’s 900th match in the KHL — he has been leading in this nomination for a long time and by a wide margin. The Belarusian coach is also the most winning coach in the league! According to the results of the current championship, Andrei Stas can beat Ilya Shynkevich in terms of the number of matches for Dinamo, while Vadim Shipachyov is on the verge of two historical achievements. The home match against Severstal will bring the striker one step closer to the absolute record for the number of matches in the KHL. At the moment, Shipachyov has 992 games, which is 10 less than Sergei Mozyakin, who finished his career. Also, the Dinamo striker has another historical achievement well under way — he has 922 effective points scored in those matches, against Mozyakin’s 929.
By Sergei Kanashits
