Recall the brightest international ice hockey tournament with the participation of national teams of Islamic countries

Last year, from January 13 to 18, Kazan hosted the first ice hockey tournament among the teams of Islamic countries and the Republic of Tatarstan – Kazan Hockey Cup. The opening ceremony took place on the ice of the Sports Palace, attended by the Minister of Sports of Tatarstan Vladimir Leonov, Vice-President of the UAE Winter Sports Federation Hamel Al-Qubaisi and President of the Ice Hockey Federation of Tatarstan Nail Maganov

Before the start of the tournament, representatives of the teams took part in a collective prayer, which took place in famous mosque Kul Sharif

In 3 game days, teams from 12 countries played 30 matches. The winners of the men’s divisions were the teams of Tatarstan and the UAE, in the Ihsan division the first place was shared by 3 teams – Jeddah Eagles from Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and the national team of Algeria, Morocco and Lebanon (mixed team). The women’s division was won by the Tatarstan team

The awards were presented to the teams by the President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation Vladislav Tretyak

Thus, one year ago another sports ground has appeared in Kazan, which unites the countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and gives impetus to the development of ice hockey in the countries of the Islamic world and the friendship of peoples