The Hockey Future Forum and the Nikolai Puchkov coaching school
Between the 16th and 18th of May, the third Hockey Future forum took place in Saint Petersburg. It was organised by Elena and Gennady Timchenko's charity and the Russian Ice Hockey Federation.
At the forum, a conference was concerning relevant issues surronding the preparation of coaches, master-classes with famous Russian and foreign ice hockey coaches, and table discussions about modern ice hockey.
Also, inside the Lesgaft University, 31 students received their diplomas from the Nikolai Puchkov coaching school.
The head of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation's scientific-methodical department Dmitry Polyanchikov represented the RIHF, and he introduced members of the forum to federal standards of sports training and the new project for coaching demands.
Russian Ice Hockey Federation