A meeting between the RIHF and TIHF took place in Moscow on 21 August.

On the 19th of August, Stanislav Petukhov, a Soviet forward who won the 1964 Olympic Games, celebrates his birthday.

A seminar for representatives of VHL clubs' communications and marketing departments took place in Moscow.

The RIHF Board has taken the decision to delegate the rights concerning the holding of the Russian Men's Ice Hockey Championship to the VHL.