На Красной площади состоялся финал XVI турнира по русскому хоккею на призы Патриарха Московского и всея Руси

The final of the XVI Russian hockey tournament for the prizes of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia took place on Red Square.

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21.02.2026, 07:00

The final games of the traditional XVI Russian bandy tournament for the prizes of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia were held on Red Square in Moscow on February 17-19, 2026.
About 500 people took part in the sports festival — boys and girls born in 2014-2015, who received Kremlin vouchers based on the results of regional qualifying matches. The best children's teams from 12 federal districts defend the honor of their sports clubs.
Metropolitan Mitrofan of Murmansk and Monchegorsk, Chairman of the Patriarchal Commission on Physical Culture and Sports, took part in the celebrations of the tournament.
Vladyka Mitrofan greeted the participants of the competition, conveyed the parting words of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to the athletes and wished them success and bright victories in fair play.
At the end of the official part, the bishop presented N.N. Baryshnikov, a member of the executive committee of the Russian Bandy Federation, with the Order of Alexander Nevsky, III degree. The award was presented in recognition of his contribution to the preservation of traditional values in society and in connection with the 70th anniversary of his birth.

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