mjlee
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Haven't seen a thread on this (sorry google translate). According to Aftonbladet, which cited this article from a Finnish newspaper,
Sounds really interesting, I believe there is a very successful veteran pro tennis and golf circuit and I imagine they want this to be something similar. I wonder who would be on the Canadian and US teams? Also, funny that they set the age limit to 45 and over, Jagr anyone?
According to Russian media, Moscow has agreed intention to set up a veteran hockey player hockey league called League of Legends, which Finland is also to participate.
According to Interfax, League of Legends will participate in the early stages of Russia, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic and Slovakia. First memorandum on the establishment of the League was signed on Thursday, according to news agency in Moscow.
Pavel Bure shone in his career, for example. Vancouver and New York Rangers.
Russian media, the idea of the establishment of the League of Legends was born three years ago, when they celebrated the Soviet Union and Canada in the 1972 match of the legendary series of 40-vuotissjuhlaa. The idea of a new hockey league of legends from that time in Russia, but it was discussed immediately with the International Ice Hockey Federation director René Faselin. Faselin multiplied by issuing a final blessing to the promotion of the project in Prague at the World Cup this year.
Quebec Nordiques icon Peter Stastny played hockey Hall of Fame legends match in 2009.
Quebec Nordiques icon Peter Stastny played hockey Hall of Fame legends match in 2009. (PHOTO: Bruce Bennett)
Ukraine in the Crimean War and the conquest of intensifying the political situation in Russia, invented a new hockey league in the world may not necessarily exclusively positive reception. As a result, the Russian Ice Hockey Federation immediately rushed Thursday to declare that the new league will not receive funding for the Russian state budget.
- This project is not the Russian budget money. Russian Sports Ministry supports the project, but its support is only moral and principled. We have our financial partners and sponsors, and financiers names you find out when you come to games, the Russian Ice Hockey Federation Acting Director Dmitry Kurbatov said the Kommersant newspaper.
Interfax, the president of the League of Legends has been selected himself a legendary hockey player Pavel Bure. Buren According to the legends of encounters is designed to increase the popularity of ice hockey in the world, to help charitable projects and to take care of the veteran kiekkoili whom.
(. Left) Jari Kurri put over pelikamppeet HIFK and Jokerit match the context of the winter classic legends match. (PHOTO: Martti Kainulainen)
Buren according to the league should be an age limit, according to which the player must be at least 45 years old.
- We discussed the age limit, and we came to the conclusion that 40 is still too low, as some still play at that age KHL and in the NHL or have just stopped. Therefore, we came to the conclusion that a player must be 45 years old or older, Bure said.
The Russian media, the new league is scheduled to depart initially start as early as this fall. First of all, Europe is due to play matches from Russia to Germany, Finland, Sweden and the Czech Republic, Slovakia. Match winner and one of lost continue to Moscow, which is scheduled for the rest of the games.
Vladimir Ruzicka (left.) Playing career in Boston.
Vladimir Ruzicka (left.) Playing career in Boston. (PHOTO: Steve Babineau)
Interfax, autumn tournament take part, inter alia, Aleksandr Yakushev, Vyacheslav Fetisov, Alexei Kasatonov, Dominik Hašek, Vladimir Ruzicka, Peter Stastny, Bengt-Åke Gustafsson, Nicklas Lidstrom and Udo Kiessling. Finnish accompanied on the veteran players Intefax mentions only Jari Kurrin name.
Kurri confirmed Ilta-Sanomat in Finland are up teams.
Nicklas Lidstrom would be renowned legend of the league's players.
Soviet veteran hockey player follows his own leader Aleksandr Yakushev said that in future the League of Legends is intended to attract teams from the US and Canada.
Sounds really interesting, I believe there is a very successful veteran pro tennis and golf circuit and I imagine they want this to be something similar. I wonder who would be on the Canadian and US teams? Also, funny that they set the age limit to 45 and over, Jagr anyone?
