Hockey is the second most popular sport in Russia. To cheer for their favorite team, thousands of fans regularly attend national championship matches and friendly matches. If you decide to join the hockey fans, you will need a schedule of the upcoming games.
If there is a hockey team in your city and you want to attend a match with their participation, pay your attention to the local media. Most often, the schedule of games is published in newspapers (Antenna, Telesem, etc.), as well as in special sports publications (PROSPORT, etc.)
In addition, specific match dates are often covered in the sports section of television news broadcasts. Watch a couple of news feeds dedicated to the life of your city, and wait for the report of a sports commentator. Try to get on those newscasts that are broadcasted between 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm local time, since some of the sports programs are not shown at a later time.
Most ice hockey teams have their own internet sites where you can find schedules for the upcoming games. Moreover, on such portals, you can find out various useful information (team composition, biographies of players and coaches, etc.), as well as communicate with team fans and find like-minded people among them.
If you are interested in large-scale hockey, namely the championship of Russia or even the world, you can use the services of large portals dedicated to this sport to clarify the schedule of games. For example, the Hockeyrussia.ru portal offers you the latest and most relevant information regarding Russian ice hockey.
Most hockey teams have multiple lineups. As a rule, the main one, consisting of the strongest athletes of the team, goes to major matches. If a team is invited to a friendly match, a reserve squad, popularly called a "double", is sent to it. The schedule of such games can be found on the team's official website.
