Five to six clubs are expected to participate
Sergey Mazur, who was elected last month President of the Ukrainian Hockey Federationspoke about the details of the national hockey championship.
“There will be a championship, we plan to open it on October 22. We’ll see how it all happens, but I won’t comment much until I’m on the roster. So that no one influences me as an impostor.
“There are times when Trizub has difficulties with finances. Sokol, Kremenchuk, Dnepr, Storm and Capitals will participate. Trizub has taken a break for now; sponsors are not helping them. We will work in this direction.”
“Everything needs to be documented. The International Federation has already entered my name as the president of the Ukrainian federation. They say that our conversations are not important to them. There are regulations, there is a supreme body – a congress. Everything is according to the law. And if someone files a lawsuit, that is their right. Well, let’s not get ahead of ourselves, let’s wait. There’s still a little time left to wait.”
In September, a split occurred in the FHU. An event called the “General Congress of the Ukrainian Hockey Federation” took place in Kremenchug, at which Sergei Mazur was elected as the new president of the organization. However, this congress and its decisions did not receive official status – Gennady Zubko is still listed as the head of the FHU in the Ministry of Justice register.
Zubko himself believes that the holding of the 2024/25 championship is in jeopardy. In his opinion, the lack of national championship will also affect the positions of Ukrainian national teams in international competitions.
At the end of last month, the 2024 Ukrainian Cup was played. The winner of the trophy was ultimately the newly formed Odessa Storm, which defeated the capital’s Trizub (6:0) in the final.
In the summer, seven clubs submitted preliminary applications for participation in the Favbet hockey league for the 2024/25 season – Kremenchug, Storm, Berserki (Vinnitsa), Trizub, the current champion Sokol, Kyiv Capitals and Kherson Dnepr.
Source: Sportarena
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