Mikhail Karpushin, the head of the RIHF Refereeing Department, the chairman of the All-Russian Collegium of Referees and the Head Referee of the VHL, celebrates his birthday on 9 April.

The RIHF expresses its condolences to the loved ones of ice hockey coach Andrei Martemyanov.

A working meeting on the development of student hockey in the country was held.

The Sirius Educational Centre held a meeting between RIHF referees and young female ice hockey players.