The club from Smolensk will play in the Belarusian hockey championship in the 2024/2025 season
The Russian club will take part in the Belarusian Ice Hockey Championship in the 2024/2025 season. This was reported on the website of the Belarusian Hockey Federation.
“The roster of participants in the extra league will be replenished by a club from Smolensk, which previously announced its desire to play in the strongest division of the national championship,” the statement says. The name of the team is not specified. A total of 14 clubs will participate in the tournament.
The current champion of Belarus is Metallurg from Zhlobin. The team wins gold medals in the tournament three years in a row.
The national teams of Russia and Belarus are missing major international tournaments due to sanctions from the International Hockey Federation (IIHF). In addition, fans were prohibited from bringing any symbols of the two countries into the stands of the 2024 World Cup.
Source: Lenta
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