Sports official Kamil Gadjiev in an interview with , he expressed the opinion that a Youth Hockey League (MHL) club may soon appear in Astrakhan.
There are currently 37 clubs in the MHL, divided into two conferences and four divisions.
— I came to Astrakhan for a media match dedicated to the start of the amateur hockey season. There is no professional club in Astrakhan yet, but it is not far away, given the love of the city’s residents and the region’s leadership for this sport. At the press conference, they discussed the possibility of one day building a hockey arena here that can accommodate 5,500 spectators. This will be a good step on the path to at least the MHL.
I liked the presentation of the silver cup, which weighs 32 kg. Try lifting it above your head! And this will be played in the Astrakhan amateur league. In general, there is a very cool hockey move here. It all started with people here playing pucks on frozen canals. There is a hockey school where specialists work. They came from other regions, but have already become residents of Astrakhan. There is a regional leader who loves hockey and plays it himself. There are many fans, enthusiasts and players of the Night Hockey League. If you put this puzzle together, then the game can turn from a simple pastime into something more. Plus, a city of half a million.
I’m not saying that a KHL club will appear here. But it is quite possible to create an MHL team in Astrakhan. By the way, I spoke with the governor of Astrakhan, Igor Babushkin, and he said: there is a decision that a large ice rink will be built in the city. Here you need to check the MHL regulations. Moreover, a Youth Hockey League club does not need cosmic money. 100 million rubles is enough. So professional hockey will definitely come to Astrakhan. As they say on the Internet, take a screenshot! – Gadzhiev told .
The champion of the MHL last season was Chaika from Nizhny Novgorod, who defeated Omsk Yastreby in the final with a score of 4:2 in the series.
Watch the matches of the OLIMPBET MHL championship on the channels of the Match holding company, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
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