Hockey

Sokol lost to Izhstal (Izhevsk) in overtime (2:3) on September 24 in Krasnoyarsk.

On September 16-22, Panorama Ufa covered a series of home games for Salavat Yulayev, with the Ufa team going on a three-win streak before a disappointing loss to Amur Khabarovsk.

On August 13^th, 15^th and 16^th Moscow’s VTB Ice Palace hosted the eighth finals of the Moscow Mayor’s Ice Hockey Cup.

On April 29, VTB Ice Palace hosted the Cup of Legends gala match of Russian ice hockey veterans dedicated to the 70^th anniversary of the Victory Day.

Ufa hosted the fourth game of the 2015 Gagarin Cup Quarter Finals, Conference East, on March 4, with Salavat Yulaev playing Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Salavat Yulaev made their mark in the first period by scoring three goals and outdoing their rivals by the overall number of goal attempts. However, Sergey Mozyakin took the initiative and tallied two goals, bringing the score to 3-2.

On March 3, 2015, Ufa’s main sports arena hosted another Russian Hockey Championship match between Salavat Yulaev Ufa and Metallurg Magnitogorsk. It was the 3rd match in the 1st round of play-offs. Aleksandr Stepanov scored the first goal 17 minutes into the first period. But in the second period Oscar Osala tied the game by a shorthanded goal. And the final match-winning goal was scored by Viktor Antipov on the 37th minute. The home team failed to outshoot the opponent, making the scoring in the best-of-seven series 2-1 in favour of Metallurg.

Ufa Arena hosted the final game of the KHL regular season between HC Salavat Yulaev and HC Sibir (Novosibirsk) on February 24. The home team won a tough game 3-2. This victory enabled the Ufa team rise to the 6th place in the Eastern Conference. Salavat Yulaev will start playoffs against the current winner of the Gagarin Cup, HC Metallurg (Magnitogorsk). Panorama Ufa provided a live broadcast of the game for BST, KHL TV, KHL HD, and tv-rb.ru.

On February 15-16, Khabarovsk’s Platinum Arena hosted a KHL game between HC Amur (Khabarovsk) and HC Barys (Astana). HC Barys won their away game 5-3, securing the fifth place in the tournament bracket of the Eastern Conference. HC Amur is in the last, 14th place. Panorama Khabarovsk produced a live broadcast of the game for KHL TV and 6TV.

On February 4, Kazan hosted a fifth-round game of the ULEB Eurocup’s 2nd group stage. UNICS Kazan lost the home match to Strasbourg IG (France) 60-82. Panorama Kazan provided a live broadcast of the game for Eurosport 2 DH. French viewers were able to watch the recorded broadcast on Eurosport.

On February 2, Khabarovsk’s Platinum Arena hosted a KHL game. HC Amur played HC Metallurg (Novokuznetsk) on home turf. Panorama Khabarovsk produced a live broadcast of the game for KHL TV and the local TV channel 6TV.