On the 18th of April, famous Soviet and Russian ice hockey player, 1988 Olympic champion and current member of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation board Valery Kamensky celebrates his birthday.

On the 17th of April, honoured USSR Master of Sports and 1998 Olympic champion Vitaly Samoylov celebrates his birthday.

The Russian Ice Hockey Federation confirms that accreditation applications for the two 2020/2021 Euro Hockey Challenge matches against Belarus on the 23rd and 24th of April in May can now be submitted.

On April 15, 2018 Olympic gold medalist, two-time world champion and KHL Gagarin Cup winner, Ilya Kovalchuk, celebrates his birthday.