At the end of March in the city of Sochi there passed aknockout round of the All-Russia competition "Golden Puck" for young hockey players named after Anatoly Tarasov in the older age group (2001-2002). The competition was attended by 56 teams from different regions of the Russian Federation. The Novokuznetsk team supported by the company "NefteChemServis" ranked second. Before, the team twice became a champion of the "Golden Puck", five times won the prestigious tournament named after A. Ragulin, many former players of the team successfully play for the famous hockey clubs of the country. The history of the yard hockey team starts back in 1979. Since then, more than 500 boys have passed through it. A longstanding friendship links the Member of the Board of Directors of "NefteChemServis" Alexander Govor with young sportsmen. During 13 years, he helps the hockey players to purchase sports equipment, to rent sites for training, to attend prestigious tournaments. Since 2008, the team is officially named "NefteChemServis".
The young hockey players have been awarded with diplomas by the Head of Novokuznetsk. From the hands of the General director of JSC "NefteChemServis" Georgiy Kushnir all players received cash prizes and sweet gifts. The seniorcoach of the team Alexander Kotin who has been working with childrenmore than 20 yearswasawarded with the regional medal "For Devotion to Kuzbass". The team captain Oleg Aksyonov ceremonially handed over the Cup of "Golden puck" to the Head of the city and assured that next year the players of "NefteChemServis" will do their best to win gold of this prestigious tournament.