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Monday, 20 October 2014 13:48

HOW IT WAS: SECOND INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S HOCKEY TOURNAMENT EUROCHEM CUP 2014

HOW IT WAS: SECOND INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S HOCKEY TOURNAMENT EUROCHEM CUP 2014

Large children hockey tournament was won by the team "Yamburg" from Kingissepp.

Second International Children's ice hockey tournament «EuroChem Cup» 2014 ended in Novomoskovsk. During the struggle, were revealed finalists of the tournament. Among the finalists are Russian clubs "Victoria" (Novomoskovsk) and "Yamburg" (Kingisepp, Leningrad region) as well as clubs Jungadler Mannheim from Germany and the guys from the hockey club Leysin Sport Academy from Switzerland.

The opening ceremony of the competition was attended by Minister of Industry and fuel and energy complex of Tula region - Director of the Department of Industrial Policy Dmitry Lomovtsev, head of the municipal administration of Novomoskovsk - Vadim Zherzdev, Executive Director of JSC "NAK"Azot" Alexander Savenkov, multiple world champions, famous hockey players Boris Mikhailov and Vladimir Petrov, as well as residents and visitors of Novomoskovsk.
- Today, Supporting Sports, especially among children - is an important and noble mission and we are ready to provide all possible support in this activity of the company "EuroChem". Such tournaments are able to make a real contribution to the development of our hockey, - said Vladimir Petrov.

Fans hopes for entertaining hockey came true. Spectators were able to assess the level of players, which slightly inferior to the athletes of the national team. The tournament was won by "Yamburg" from Kingisepp, Leningrad Region, with a score of 4: 3. During the ceremony, all players were awarded with medals and prizes. Participants were awarded by Deputy head of the municipality of the Novomoskovsk Slobodjanik Natalia A., and Head of Public Relations and Communications Mineral and Chemical Company "EuroChem" and CEO of JSC "”NAK” Azot" Alexander Savenkov.

Dear friends, we realized how important it is to develop children's hockey in our country. We consulted again today and decided that next year's tournament will be held and there will be even more teams! Hooray! – Vladimir Torin said in his welcoming speech.

Also among the guests of honor were:

Veteran sports, USSR Master of Sports in athletics, "Excellence in Physical Education" - Victor G. Andreev.

Master of Sports of Russia, International Master of Sport in kickboxing, seven-time champion of Russia, three-time European champion, Champion of the World, four-time World Cup winner, vice-world champion among professionals Alexander Shamrai.

"Russian athlete" champion of Russia on bending metal rods and bars, Russian bending Championship - Alexander Kirillov.

Master of Sports of Russia in hand-to-hand fighting, the winner of the championship of Russia on hand-to-hand fighting - Alexei Kalinin.

Master of Sports of Russia of futsal winner of the European Cup, UEFA European Futsal Championship - Vladimir Siulitsky.

It is planned that the International Children's ice hockey tournament «EuroChem Cup» will push the boundaries. Recall that the first tournament for the prizes of Mineral and Chemical Company "EuroChem" was held in March last year. The tournament justified the most optimistic expectations of organizers, and this year the number of participants and geography of clubs increased twice. It is attended by children's teams from Finland, Switzerland, Germany and Belgium, as well as from the Russian cities - Kingisepp (Leningrad region), Kovdor (Murmansk region), Salavat (Bashkortostan), and Novomoskovsk (Tula region) - more than 250 people. Today it is one of the largest youth hockey tournaments, which takes place on the territory of the Russian Federation.