The fourth finals had to be cut in the opening round twice.
The opening round of the finals between SaiPa and KalPa was dramatic.
The ice rink of the race park was completely dark after a couple of minutes. The players wondered for a moment, after which the judges commanded both teams to the booth to wait for the situation to be resolved.
The hall was dark for several minutes.
Electricity was broken from the race park’s hall in the final minutes. Timo Kunnari
Iltalehti reached the League CEO Mikko Pulkkinenwho comments on the technical issues with a fresh way.
– According to my information, this was a transformer failure. The whole nearby road darkened into a few minutes. This is my knowledge at this point.
Managing Director of Lappeenrannan Energiaverkot Oy Jussi Selenius therefore To the generalthat the main transformer had been removed for some reason online.
Another fault
Mikko Pulkkinen, CEO of the League, regretted the breaks of the final game. Pete anikari
As the game finally continued, the ice of the Kisapuisto hall was loose and the game was again broken when the ice was serviced.
– Things may be in contact because the power outage also affected the freezing equipment and the temperature of the pipes.
Pulkkinen is sorry, even though things did not have a league lead.
– The first came to mind the safety issues. Players go hard in the trough, and when the lights suddenly disappear, it’s not a good thing.
– Of course, breaking the game is unfortunate for the audience. Music and announcements also went for a moment.
The CEO reminded that the atmosphere of the May Day in Lappeenranta is staggering.
– Now that everything is ok again, there is a stunning atmosphere in the hall.
SaiPa’s home arena is the Kisapuisto Ice Hall, which opened in September 1972. Originally located, an artificial ice rink, which in turn opened in 1963.