site.btaNovember 22, 1960: Ice Hockey Rink Opens in Sofia
Pictured: The Chairman of the Bulgarian Union of Physical Culture and Sport, Zhelyazko Kolev, cuts the ribbon for the Druzhba ice rink (BTA archive/Alexi Alexiev)
On November 22, 1960, the Druzhba [Friendship] ice rink was officially inaugurated in the park near the Vassil Levski National Stadium. The opening event was a match between the ice hockey teams of Lokomotiv and Lenin.
The ice rink was used for
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