From August 26 to 29, a new hockey tournament will be held at the Society Mirdif rink in Dubai. It’s called Galaxy Cup 2023. Teams from the UAE, Israel and Russia will participate: Galaxy (with Middle Eastern players), Galaxy Warriors, Kholodilniki, Israel Lions, Israel North Stars and Tornado. Both professionals and amateurs will play in each of them

The managers of the tournament are Galaxy Warriors and Galaxy Hockey Academy. They were founded in September 2022 in Dubai. One of the tasks of the club and the academy is the development of hockey players from the Middle East, specifically residents of the UAE. However, there are a lot of promising hockey players from the former CIS and Eastern Europe in the adult team and in the youth squads