Roman Rotenberg's international master class in Minsk

Russia 25 head coach Roman Rotenberg held an international master class in Minsk, the capital of Belarus.

It was organised for children who are participating in the Foundation of the Future competition, which will start tomorrow. The tournament will see teams from Belarus, Hungary, Russia and Slovakia compete against each other.

The master class was set up by the Red Machine Junior academy in cooperation with the Belarusian Ice Hockey Association. Andrei Kostitsyn and Oleg Antonenko, both famous Belarusian players, participated in the event as coaches.



Nine teams from four countries took to the ice: Russia U18, Belarus U20, Yantar (Moscow, Russia), Óbuda Hockey Academy (Budapest, Hungary), MHC 32 Liptovský Mikuláš (Slovakia), Dinamo-Juniverse (Minsk, Belarus), Ruslan Salei Sports School (Minsk, Belarus), Yunost-Minsk (Belarus) and Osnovanie (Minsk, Belarus).



The lengthy master class included drills aimed at improving skating technique, speed, dribbling and shot accuracy. Competitions and a short game were also staged.

The Russian Ice Hockey Federation is convinced that our sport forms the foundation of the friendship between our nations, and thanks all players and coaches for their participation!