Hockey-Russia

representing Russia at international ice hockey tournaments. Managed by the

Russian Hockey Federation. It was first collected in 1992, having the right to perform in the strongest group at the World Championships a and 5 victories of the Russian team). Is one of the strongest hockey teams in the world, in the IIHF rankings for 2017 is in second place s the assignee of the USSR national team. The Russian national team, taking into account the victories of the USSR national team, is the leader of the world hockey in terms of the number of victories in the world championships - 27 (22 victories of the USSR national team [6].

league that unites hockey clubs from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, China,

Latvia, Slovakia, Finland, which annually compete for the main trophy of the league - the Gagarin Cup. The League was formed in 2008 and comprised initially 24 teams. Since the season 2017/18 in the league there are 27 teams from 25 cities and 7 countries. It is planned to further expand the league to 32 teams.

striker) and coach. Five-time world champion and two-time Olympic champion

in the national teams of the USSR, CIS and Russia. Honored coach of Russia. Former head coach of the Russian national hockey team.

the USSR team, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR.

Two-time Olympic champion and eight-time world champion. The best hockey player of the USSR.

the chairman of the NHL Gary Battman, an integral part

of the game [1]. Fights in hockey, as a systematic phenomenon, are characteristic, to a greater extent, for North American, and, to a lesser extent, for European hockey with a puck.

does not stay with each tournament without medals. In Russia,

it's good to cook with children. Hockey is a man's game without a fight. In this moment Russia is one of the powers of the world.