Pictures of Statues of Ice Hockey Players in Bratislava
During the walking tour of Bratislava we spotted the quirky bronze statues, along with them we spotted some modern statues too. They were statues of Ice Hockey players.
Sports enthusiasts reading this blog will know Ice Hockey is the national sport of Slovakia. It was sheer coincidence that when we were in Bratislava on 5th May 2011 when the IIHF World Ice Hockey Championships were on. The competitions were on during the last week of April and the first two weeks of May 2011. Slovakia was hosting their first Ice Hockey World Championship.
Russian hockey player on Michalska street.
Though we couldn’t get to see any of the matches or any of the players there, we saw the statues of players installed there. There was one statue each representing the different countries taking part in the competition.
As we walked through the lanes of old town of Bratislava, we never could guess which country’s players statue would pop out next. And then there would be a short photo session posing with the player’s statue, tourists waiting patiently for their turns.
I have here the Pictures of Ice Hockey Players taken during my tour of old town of Bratislava.
German Hockey Player
Immediately after the games were over these statues were removed. So you may not see them during your visit now.
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Denmark hockey player
Swiss hockey player on Panska street.
Slovakia will be hosting the prestigious Ice Hockey World Championship in the towns of Bratislava and Kosice from May 10-26 2019. More opportunity for tourists to take Pictures of Ice Hockey Players if they are touring Slovakia around those days.
Who is the most famous Ice Hockey player?
Wayne Douglas Gretzky, a Canadian Ice Hockey player is considered to be most famous.
How is Ice Hockey played?
Ice Hockey is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport.
How many kinds of hockey are there?
Field hockey, Ice hockey, Roller hockey, Rink hockey, or Floor hockey and more.
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Very nice photos of the statues. 🙂
HAHAHA, great minds think alike. 34 days till hockey starts! Woohoo!
Very well found this interpretation of the challenge this week. From the South of Spain all the best. Saludos de Albert y Mara
Superb as usual !
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Beautiful statues.
Loved the statues. Truly a sporting nation.Wasn't Slovakia earlier part of the Czeckoslovakia ?
I liked the statues. Different and unique.
Roberto, Rio de Janeiro.
Wonderful captures of the two statues. I am wondering if ice hockey is as bloody a sport in your part of the world as it is aver here. As of late their have been horrible and bloody fights during the games. I do not understand it because the sport is such a great one to be tarnished like that here in the US. genie
Colorful captures. Hockey is our national game, have never seen such statues… Sad.
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Rio Prasetyo
cool shots even if it is not really my kind of sport.
Interesting these colored sport statues. Nice pictures, Indrani!
Lovely sports statues.
Hockey or Ice hockey were never of any interest to me, but these statues are great !
The statues around Bratislava are really neat. Placing statues of players from the teams in the Championship around town is a very interesting way to celebrate the event.
Hockey is a game I'm quite familiar with. :)) I like these colourful statues.
As humans we love to pose beside special characters whether they are real or statues. This is a lovely way to honor the athletes that compel us to watch their sport.
I love stuff like those statues.
Impressive statues! These fellows must be very good!
Thanks for your comment. I hope that you try to answer the questions, for Roger did, and he was rather good. He only missed 3 answers.
These are neat statutes. They are life size andlook so real.
I watched a lot of hockey with my first partner when I still lived in Canada. Not any more since coming to Asia 25 years ago. Too bad you didn't get to see a game, but the statues are fun. 🙂
I use to roller skate and been in the played in the nationals held in chennai ..
but i have always wanted to learn ice hockey it is so FAST and racy ..
Bikram's
Cool statues!
Wow! Awesome! What an honor! ~ Great shot! thanks,namaste, CArol (A Creative Harbor)
They look real if you don't get closer to them. Thanks for sharing.
You missed out on the real thing! But these statues also are wonderfully done!
When I was young
ice hockey was Canadian
and not played professionally
in America. Then the FLYERS came to Philadelphia and everything changed!
It is now an American sport!
They still talk about the 'miracle on ice' when US beat USSR at Olympics (1980?)
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His body is made of lego, or something.
These are great. They ooze energy!
Those are fun statues.
Terrific captures and such colorful statues! Hope your week is off to a great start, Indrani! Enjoy!
Sylvia