Today, I was able to see some parts of Kremenchuk against Generals Kiev and I have to say that I am very surprised with the quality of the arena. Aside from Donbass, I thought every team had just these old barns with ugly lines on grey ice. However, both the arena and stream looked fantastic. I do not know who streamed it online illegally but this dude obviously knows his job. A great game to enjoy at 60fps. I am not the one to judge the quality of hockey yet the players looked pretty decent for a league of 8 teams only.
On a side note, I wish to ask Ukrainian friends: do people in Lviv love ice hockey or simply ice skating? If everything goes as planned, I will permanently move to Lviv in August this year. In Turkey, being able to skate is pretty much enough to be picked by an ice hockey team, especially for university teams. So, my plan in Turkey was to train for two months in Ukraine and then come back to play for the school team. However, now things changed. I searched a little bit but could not find anything concrete. Do universities in Lviv or Ukraine in general have ice hockey teams? How good is their level and as a guy who can't even handle a stick properly at the moment, may I join the team provided that I improve myself?
I know Ukrainians are no strangers to ice hockey but they are not major at it, either. So I really have no idea. For example, playing at a school team in Russia would be definitely impossible for me, as they are way way better than we Turks; but I am not sure where Ukrainian hockey stands at an amateur or semi-pro level.
I would like to make this clear: I am looking forward to playing for my university's team (Ivan Franko) if it exists, or any other amateur clubs. I am not fit to become a pro after that age (21) - moreover, I cannot even play hockey properly. So, just looking for something casual.