Red Machine comes to Norilsk
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Red Machine comes to Norilsk

January 15, 2025

The event’s guests of honor are Dmitry Lukashov and Vobon.

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. A series of master classes will be held for young hockey players and coaches over the course of three days, from January 16 to 18. The program also includes theoretical classes, training with FHR specialists on ice, and a 5×5 hockey festival.

Such major events became possible due to the fact that Nornickel continues to cooperate with the Russian Hockey Federation (FHR) as its official partner and the general partner of the national hockey players training program Red Machine. The latter includes a wide range of educational and training activities for young hockey players.

It is worth noting that in recent years, hockey in the Arctic has received a strong impetus for development. The holding of the Red Machine camps, which allow young hockey players to develop their skills, plays an important role in this process.

Another catalyst for the hockey development was the emergence of a professional VHL team in Norilsk at the initiative of Nornickel president Vladimir Potanin. Now, the students of hockey sports schools have real prospects to break into professional hockey and continue their development in their native region.

According to Pavel Bure, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation Council, the FHR special representative for international affairs, and a legend of Russian hockey, hockey is developing at an incredible pace in the Arctic:

“I have been to Norilsk myself, it is not a strange town to me, and I have seen with my own eyes how much they love sports in general and hockey in particular. Nornickel’s support plays an important role in this development. The company has been cooperating with the Hockey Federation for many years, helping to hold training camps, sponsoring amateur and professional hockey, which is not surprising, since Vladimir Potanin himself is maximally involved in this sport. Training camps for young players, infrastructure development, the emergence of a professional team – these are all serious steps, the first results of which are already visible, and after some time the effect will only increase”.

It is worth adding that Nornickel is rightfully considered one of the most sports-oriented companies in Russia, both in the field of professional and amateur sports. It is a partner in many top-level competitions, and also supports sports in the regions where it operates. Including, of course, hockey. For example, as part of the global renovation program, Iceberg, a modern indoor ice rink in Talnah district, opened at the end of last year. The ice has already been “tested for strength” at Night Hockey League games and training sessions for children from local sports schools.

It is important that up to 70 young hockey players take part in the Red Machine training camps held by FHR specialists every year. And local coaches receive a full series of Red Machine program manuals for use in their daily work.

During this visit of the Red Machine, the program includes theoretical classes and practice on the ice for hockey players of different ages. Thus, on January 16, the younger guys will learn about games in confined spaces in theory, the middle group will learn about the specifics of training hockey players during the transition period, and the older hockey players will listen to the philosophy of the national hockey player training program.

A meeting and master class on journalism by Dmitry Lukashov with students of the media school at the Severny Gorod media company is scheduled for January 17 (the host of the Match TV channel, hockey expert Dmitry Lukashov and the popular hockey blogger Vobon will be honorary guests of the camp), and the hockey festival will take place on January 18, which will last throughout the day.

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Text: Maria Sokolova, Photo: Nikolay Shchipko

January 15, 2025

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