The first international 3x3 ice hockey club tournament will be held in Istanbul

On 26 October, under the auspices of the Russian and Turkish Ice Hockey Federations, the first international 3x3 club tournament in history will take place in Istanbul. Russia will be represented by SKA-1946, with the youth team set to face Turkish Championship clubs Zeytinburnu, Buzadam and Istanbul.

The competition uses a round-robin system and is scheduled to begin at 19:00 Moscow time.

A coaching seminar will be held as a part of the tournament on 25 October with the participation of 27 local specialists, while Russian coaches will stage a master-class for U14 Turkish players in which coaches from the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation who are working with national teams will participate with the aim of learning how to organise the training process.

Here is the SKA-1946 roster:

Goalkeepers: Alexander Rogatko, Arseny Perov.

Defensemen: Artyom Vilchinsky, Alexander Matveyev, Mikhail Sozinov, Vyacheslav Dubrovtsev, Timur Rogachyov, Ivan Kornilov.

Forwards: Artyom Bilinchuk, Vyacheslav Vasilyev, Sevastian Kapchuk, Amir Nugmanov, Alexander Filippov, German Suzdorf.

Head coach: German Titov.

Coaches: Pavel Kanarsky, Dmitry Mikhailov, Sergei Shchukin, Valeri Novikov.

Sporting director: Daniil Kupriyanov.

Match broadcasts are planned on informational resources of SKA and the Russian Ice Hockey Federation.