Defender of Salavat Yulaev Grigori Panin told that the charity match between KHL and NHL stars is a global event.
On July 20, the first charity match of the KHL and NHL stars will take place on the ice of Moscow’s CSKA Arena. The game will start at 15:00.
Panin was on the preliminary roster and will play for the KHL All-Star team. Together with him will play for the KHL team: Alexander Radulov, Vladimir Tkachev, Nikolai Goldobin, Vadim Shipachev, Alexander Nikishin, Pavel Poryadin, Sergei Tolchinsky, Dmitry Yashkin, Vasily Atanasov, Damir Sharipzyanov, Anton Burdasov, Alexander Volkov, Evgeniy Svechnikov, Ilya Nabokov , Egor Yakovlev, Andrey Mironov, Bogdan Konyushkov, Anatoly Golyshev, Nikita Nesterov, Mikhail Berdin, Maxim Dorozhko, Nikita Zaitsev.
— It’s a great event, even, dare I say, on a global scale, because guys who play in the KHL and NHL participate in it, and they are known all over the world. It’s great that I’m also one of the participants in this event.
— Do you think it is necessary to organize such a charity match every year?
– I think so. This is not just a gathering of famous hockey players, but first of all it is a charity match. We need to hold such events more often to popularize hockey and help people, “Panin told .
Most of the proceeds from the match will be donated to charitable foundations organized by the hockey players and the event’s partners.
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