The fight was supposed to take place today, October 31, but circumstances intervened
Start Ukrainian hockey championship once again postponed. This time, insurmountable circumstances intervened – an air raid warning, due to which it was not possible to play the debut match between Kremenchug And Dnieper.
According to the host side, the match has been rescheduled for tomorrow, November 1st, starting time at 10:30. Tickets purchased for today’s date will be valid. Those who will not be able to attend the game on the new date will be able to return their purchased tickets to the ticket office of the Iceberg Ice Arena.
The national championship still cannot begin. Previously, the start date was set on October 29, then this date was shifted by two days. According to plans, tomorrow, on the first day of November, in addition to the postponed meeting, another championship match should take place – between the Kyiv Sokol and the Odessa Storm.
Ukrainian hockey is going through difficult times. 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.
Mazur reported that five clubs submitted application forms: Sokol, Kremenchug, Dnepr, Storm and Kyiv Capitals. Trizub’s participation is in doubt.
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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