The dilapidated ice hockey arena has been replaced by a mobile rink in Brno

Brno - The burned-down hockey stadium at Lužánky in Brno has been replaced by an ice rink. Workers dismantled the stadium with city funds and built an ice surface on the cleared land. The ice surface will be temporary until an investor is found who would permanently develop the area, said the mayor's deputy Ladislav Macek (CSSD) to ČTK.
“The primary interest was to remove that city's eyesore, as anyone coming from Svitavy would pass by a dilapidated, devastated stadium, which has belonged to the city of Brno since 2004,” Macek stated.
The new ice rink will be managed by the city company Starez-sport, which takes care of the city’s sports facilities. The rink will open to the public on Wednesday, so children will be able to try it out during this year's spring break. They have it this week.
The demolition of the hockey stadium and the construction of a mobile rink were pushed through by the current coalition led by the Social Democrats. The coalition also plans to repair the neighboring football stadium and offer the area where the hockey hall stood to investors. According to Macek, a parking house could be built in the area, as well as a residential and sports facility. Inside, along with apartments, there could be squash courts or a bowling alley, he said. The Social Democrats in city leadership plan to build a hockey hall in Brno-Starý Lískovec.
The proposal has been criticized by the opposition ODS, as well as some Christian Democrats. “The city hockey stadium should be located at Lužánky,” said MP Milan Šimonovský (KDU-ČSL) recently. According to critics of the city council's plans, fans will not get used to traveling to Starý Lískovec for hockey – also because the hockey team Kometa Brno achieved its greatest successes years ago right at Lužánky. However, Macek dismisses these counterarguments. According to him, two modern halls for hockey and football would not fit into the area behind Lužánky.
Moreover, according to Macek, the rink behind Lužánek Park continues a historical tradition. “There was a public rink there for a very long time; I remember it from my elementary school days,” said 48-year-old Macek.