The composition of the Russian national hockey team at the 3×3 tournament at the First Channel Cup, details of what kind of tournament
Russia is preparing a breakthrough in 3×3. What you need to know about the tournament where Michkov will play
Moscow hosts the first ever international organization of national teams in a new format.
On December 16, the First Channel Cup starts in Moscow – a popular December hockey tournament that has been leading the history since 1967. The history of many famous pages has been recorded in the history of the prestigious and jubilee 55th draw, and it is no coincidence that on Friday, December 16, a large-scale event will take place – an international international tournament in the 3×3 format. For the first time in our country, but also in the world, so that Russia is suddenly found ahead of the planet in detecting threats.
Hockey, one of the most popular team games in the world, has long earned the right. prophesy their rebirth or disappearance, only give additional interest, expand the audience, attract both new participants and new meetings. And in some cases, they even successfully coexist in the Olympic program, which includes beach volleyball for a long time, and recently entered 3×3 basketball.
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And 3×3 hockey has great Olympic talk: the long-awaited fact that it will be included in the program of the 2030 Games is not set in an empty place. The IIHF has been welcoming the new format and even experimented with it during the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne. There are also Russians among the winners and prize-winners. It was conducted according to rules completely different from the current ones – in general, an entertaining experiment in its purest form.
But on December 16, a tournament of a different level will be held. This will be the first ever competition between the national teams of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and China, a true prototype of the anticipation of the Olympic tournaments. In the next Russian team, we will see many expected observers: Matvey Michkov, Dmitry Buchelnikov, Nikita Chibrikov and other guys who already imagine a name in big hockey. How to respond to rivals? We will soon find out, but the main thing is that a new chapter is being met in the history of international hockey.
Matvey Michkov
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Hockey “3×3” in our country has been developing for more than a year, there is an international league, XHL, which conducts various competitions. This year, the FHR has taken this format under its wing. Over the past six months, two major tournaments have been held – in Moscow and Balashikha, as well as exhibition matches as part of pre-season tournaments, and now 3×3 hockey will become an international level.
“Faster, shorter, more fun” – this is the motto of this sparkling game. Three periods of seven minutes are approaching the speed and stability of the hockey action, the absence of icing and the ban on power moves become more dynamic, shootouts instead of removals, observations and unpredictability are also observed. In general, this game is good for everyone and Olympic registration is possible without a doubt. “Liga Stavok Cup of the First Channel 3×3”, of course, will speed up this registration, and Russia has died forever in history as a pioneer.
Ilya Konovalov
Photo: Vladimir Bezzubov, photo.khl.ru
The composition of the Russian team at the tournament “3×3”
Goalkeepers: Sergei Ivanov (SKA), Ilya Konovalov (Dynamo M).
Defenders: Nikita Novikov (Dynamo M), Kirill Kirsanov, Nikita Smirnov, Arseniy Koromyslov (all – SKA).
Forwards: Pavel Kudryavtsev (Dynamo M), Daniil Savunov, Matvey Michkov, Dmitry Buchelnikov, Yegor Gurzanov (all SKA), Stanislav Yarovoy (Vityaz), Vladislav Kotkov (CSKA), Nikita Chibrikov (Spartak).