Rustam Minnikhanov meets Managing Director of Junior Hockey League Aleksey Morozov
14 August 2015, Friday
On August 14, before beginning of charity ice hockey match “With All Heart” Interim President of Tatarstan Republic held a meeting with Managing Director of the Junior Hockey League Aleksey Morozov in the negotiations hall of Kazan Sports Palace. Minister of Youth and Sports of Tatarstan Vladimir Leonov, President of Ak Bars ice hockey club and President of the Ice Hockey Federation of Tatarstan Shafagat Takhautdinov and other officials were present in the event.
During meeting Minister of Youth and Sports of Tatarstan Vladimir Leonov told about constructing ice rinks and popularization of ice hockey. According to him, there are 39 indoor ice rinks and the 40th one is expected to be opened in Kazan. There are 49 divisions of ice hockey in youth sports schools with 30 thousand people going in for ice hockey. As for Junior Hockey League, it has three teams in Naberezhnie Chelny, Kazan and Nizhnekamsk, respectively.
Rustam Minnikhanov and Aleksey Morozov discussed issues related to development of mass and high performance sport in Tatarstan Republic, iincluding ice hockey.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
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