The Shanghai Dragons KHL club has begun negotiations on renaming the SKA Arena

The Shanghai Dragons club of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) has begun negotiations to give a new name to the SKA Arena, which will become the home for the team's matches in the new season. This was announced on August 30 by the club's press service.

"The club's commercial service is actively working now, negotiations are underway with potential sponsors. Naming the arena is interesting to some companies," TASS reports.

Shanghai added that as soon as there are agreements, the club will definitely announce this.

The SKA Arena was built in 2023 and is the largest hockey palace in the world. The first competitions were held in December 2023.

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On August 7, HC Kunlun Red Star announced a name change to Shanghai Dragons. After that, on August 13, it became known that the former head coach of the Canadian national team and a number of National Hockey League (NHL) clubs, 61-year-old Gerard Galla, would lead it.

Prior to that, on July 3, the KHL announced that the Chinese club would play its home matches at the SKA Arena in St. Petersburg next season. In the previous season, the club played at the Mytishchi Arena in the Moscow region.

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