January 10, 2000
Russian Clubs at Rest!
It looks like the United Arab Emirates became the place where Russian hockey
players prefer to spend their vacation or just to have a rest during the break in the
championships.
Six clubs of the Superleague left for United Arab Emirates
during the December break of the Baltic Cup. Among them are the leaders of Russian hockey
Metallurg Magnitogorsk, AkBars Kazan etc…
At the end of December, on Christmas and New Year’s eve, many teams left for
Switzerland, Finland, Germany and France to take part in international club tournaments to
keep the players in shape and to enjoy a New Year’s atmosphere. Team Metallurg
Novokuznetsk left for Canada where it played some minor league teams.
