Dmitry Baskov has been appointed chairman of the Belarusian Hockey Federation (FHB) on Wednesday, reports FHB.
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It has already been reported that Gennady Savilov at the FHB Executive Committee meeting in late August announced his resignation as chairman of FHB.
Following Savilov’s resignation, Baskov was temporarily appointed chairman of FHB, but the charter of the organization stipulates that the leader must be appointed at the FHB conference on Wednesday. FHB reports that Baskov was appointed for a year and ten months. Savilov had just as much left in this position.
Baskov was nominated for the position of FHB chairman by the Nemod team in Grodno, and this candidacy was supported by a majority of members.
“I would like to start by thanking today’s conference participants for their trust in me. At the same time, I would like to point out that the federation has done a number of good things in recent years: another, “said Baskov after his appointment.
The newly appointed Baskov has stated that he does not plan a revolution in Belarusian hockey. His goal will be to further raise the prestige and level of the local league by attracting high-profile hockey players. Also, one of the goals is to prepare the nearest reserve of the team for the local championship.
With his appointment, Baskov also announced that he would no longer be the general manager of the Dynamo Hockey League (KHL) unit in Minsk.
On Wednesday, Baskov also allowed himself to use the powers already granted to him and nominated Svetlana Petrovna-Marchenko as an adviser to the President. Petrovna-Marchenko will also be responsible for the development of children’s hockey, supported by the conference participants.
Baskov previously played hockey at a fairly high level, representing several local championship teams, including the aforementioned “Neman”. During his career, he was crowned Belarusian champion, as well as representing U-18, U-20 and adult teams.
At the University of Belarus, Baskov studied law, as well as the profession of a hockey coach. He also started studying at IPM Business School in 2018.
At the end of his career, Baskov also worked as a coach for the Russian Youth Hockey League (MHL) team in Minsk “Junost”. He was also the leader of the local championship team “Raubichi-Dinamo”. In turn, 2012/2013. in the season he led the Belarusian U-18 team.
He has been Vice-Chairman of the FHB since 2017, and has been appointed a member of the Executive Committee of the Belarusian Olympic Committee.
It has already been reported that the International Hockey Federation (IIHF) has no plans to relocate the 2021 World Cup to any other venue and does not want to make any political statements.
The 2021 World Championship is organized by Minsk together with Riga, but the games of the decisive phase of the tournament are planned in the capital of Belarus. The Minsk World Cup was also hosted in 2014, and at that time the European Parliament called on the IIHF to prevent Belarus from hosting the championship, citing the authorities’ repression of the opposition.
Riga and Minsk beat the Finnish cities of Helsinki and Tampere in a fierce battle in May 2017. Group tournaments and two quarterfinals will take place in Riga and Minsk, while the semifinals and the finals will be held in the capital of Belarus.
Riga has hosted the World Championships only for the time being in 2006, but the tournament took place in Minsk in 2014.
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