The second IIHF Asia and Oceania Cup for junior national teams under 18 starts in Tashkent today. Uzbekistan is hosting this tournament at home as the winner of last year’s draw

This year, 10 junior teams from the region will take part in the tournament at once: Thailand, Iran, Malaysia, Kuwait, Mongolia, UAE, India, Macau, Indonesia and Uzbekistan

The Cup will be held from April 23 to April 30 in two cities at once – Tashkent and Samarkand. The final games of the tournament will be held at one of the most modern ice venues in Central Asia – “Humo Arena”

It should be noted that the pre-season training camps of the youth team of Uzbekistan were held at the Central Park in Almetyevsk, under the guidance of coaches from the Ak Bars Hockey Academy system