Pavel Datsyuk will arrive in Volkhov to celebrate the 80th anniversary of national hockey

The Leningrad Ice Hockey Federation will launch festive events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of national hockey. This will happen on Saturday, October 24, in Volkhov, the press service of the regional sports Committee reported.

The holiday will begin at 10 am with a hockey match at the Volkhov Ice Arena. The opening ceremony will be attended by world hockey star Pavel Datsyuk.

Then at 12:30 in Volkhov DC will be a meeting with the famous hockey player. The program awards coaches and hockey players of the Leningrad region. And also a photo shoot and autograph session of Pavel Datsyuk.

Recall that Pavel Datsyuk is the champion of Russia, the central striker, the only hockey player in the world who won Olympic gold, the world title, the Stanley Cup and the Gagarin Cup. In 2024, Datsyuk was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.

Earlier, “MK in Leningrad region” said that hockey players “Leningradets” played a series of home matches with rivals from Tver.