"180 children were left on the streets." The ice hockey academy in Pervouralsk closed immediately after the elections.
The Mikhailov Hockey Academy branch in the city has closed. Sverdlovsk region, parents and children were informed of its dissolution. The hockey academy opened in 2023, but there are currently no funds to maintain it.
"180 child hockey players were left on the streets the day after the elections. Shame!"- reported one of the athletes' mothers on her Instagram.
In official publications confirmed section closing.
The general sponsor of children's hockey in the region is the chemical production company Polyplast. It has been repeatedly awarded for his contribution to the development of Russian hockey. At one of the events, the director of Polyplast Alexander Shamsutdinov stated:
"For our company, it's important that sports development be a systematic, long-term effort. We believe that by supporting youth sports, we help children grow up strong, courageous, able to work in a team, and achieve their goals."».
According to one participant in the social media discussions, all branches of the Hockey Academy in the country are under threat of closure. in the Tula region salaries for coaches and other employees are being paid out with the last of their strength, in Novomoskovsk Not a single arena is ready for the season.
О closing children's hockey club in the village of Vanino Khabarovsk Territory NeMoscow wrote at the end of August.
Hockey is an expensive sport for both parents and ice rink owners. For this reason, over the past year, the country shut down eight adult hockey clubs, and the total number of hockey players in 2025 declined by 102,497 people compared to the previous year.
According to VTsIOM reports that more than half (54%) of children don't participate in any sports, one of the reasons being their inaccessibility due to high costs. There are no free sports clubs in Russia. unitsAt the same time, 81% of parents believe that the government should focus on developing children's sports.
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