Legendary Russian hockey players – Pavel Bure, Boris Mikhailov, Sergei Fedorov, managers and players of the CSKA hockey club noted Rosneft’s contribution to the development of hockey and domestic sports at the opening ceremony of All-Russian Hockey Day at the Rosneft pavilion. International exhibition and forum “Russia” at VDNH. This was reported by the press service of the oil company.
“Our sport cannot be imagined without a strong CSKA. I am grateful to the Rosneft company and Igor Ivanovich Sechin for helping to return CSKA to the top, to a leading position in difficult times,” he said. coach, ten-time USSR champion, Honorary President of PHC CSKA Boris Mikhailov.
Congratulations on Hockey Day were also heard from Sergei Fedorov, three-time world champion, three-time USSR champion, silver and bronze medalist of the Olympic Games, two-time winner of the Gagarin Cup as a coach.
“Russia is a hockey country, this sport is very important for us and fans’ interest in this sport has only increased in recent years. Our team’s goal is not just to win match after match and fight for the championship title,” said CSKA head coach Fedorov.
He noted the interest shown by the Rosneft company and personally by its president, Igor Sechin, to everything that directly concerns the CSKA hockey club and the development of sports in Russia in general.
“Hockey is one of the most popular sports in the country. You know that CSKA is the most legendary club in the world. I wish us all victories so that more people will play hockey,” said Pavel, member of the supervisory board of HC CSKA, world champion, USSR champion and multiple Olympic medalist Bure.
As part of the opening ceremony of the All-Russian Hockey Day, current CSKA hockey players, as well as distinguished guests, organized photo and autograph sessions for the fans.
In addition, the guests of the Rosneft pavilion were treated to a display of club jerseys of different years and a screening of the movie “CSKA”. “The beginning,” he said, and held a conference about the history of the club.
On December 2, three players of the Red Army youth team, which is part of the CSKA system, will hold a master class for everyone on the ice of the VDNH skating rink.
Let us remind you that the Rosneft company has been the owner of HC CSKA for 12 years, during this time the team regained its status as the strongest in the Russian championship. CSKA has won the Gagarin Cup three times in the last four years. As part of the Russian national team, the team’s hockey players returned the Olympic gold to Russia in 2018.