The RIHF and Ak Bars Academy have signed an agreement

In Kazan, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Russian Ice Hockey Federation and the Ak Bars Academy during the National Development Program Red Machine: Philosophy and Basic Principles conference.

RIHF president Vladislav Tretiak, RIHF first vice-president Roman Rotenberg, general director of Tatneft, president of Ak Bars and president of the Tatarstan Ice Hockey Federation Nail Maganov and head of developing youth ice hockey in Tatarstan Damir Shavaleev participated in the signing.

As a part of the agreement, conferences, master-classes and Red Machine seminars will take place. The parties will also organise events dedicated to the development of coach and referee training.

The Russian Ice Hockey Federation will help Ak Bars in creating and implementing a program of training young players.

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