ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən ˈɪɪhf wˈɜːld tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp wʌz təbi hˈɛld ɪn ðɪs ɚɹˈiːnə, bˌʌt lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪt wʌz dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə ɹˈɛnəvˌeɪt ðɪ ˈoʊld ˈɑːndɹɛdʒ nɛpˈɛlə ɚɹˈiːnɚ ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn tə bˈɪld ɐ nˈuː stˈeɪdiəm, æz ðə sˈɪɾi dɪdnˌɑːt pəzˈɛs lˈænd ɪnðə pɹəpˈoʊzd ˈɛɹiə bᵻtwˌiːn ɐpˈɑːloʊ bɹˈɪdʒ ænd hˈɑːɹbɚ bɹˈɪdʒ ɔnðə ɹˈaɪt bˈæŋk ʌv dˈænuːb ɹˈɪvɚ.
The 2011 IIHF World Championship was to be held in this arena, but later it was decided to renovate the old Ondrej Nepela Arena rather than to build a new stadium, as the city did not possess land in the proposed area between Apollo Bridge and Harbour Bridge on the right bank of Danube river.