MOSCOW, June 12 Launch of a full-fledged hockey league for playing in the «3» format on 3″ is planned in Russia, said the first vice-president of the Russian Hockey Federation (RHF) and the head coach of St. Petersburg SKA Roman Rotenberg. The FHR championship in the 3 on 3 format started on Sunday and will run until June 14. Each match consists of three periods of seven minutes. In case of a draw, the winner is determined in a series of post-match throws. Roman Rotenberg plays for a team from St. Petersburg. «We have a lot of work ahead of us to develop hockey in the country. Within a month, we will set the deadlines for launching a full-fledged league in the 3-on-3 format. We will give many guys the opportunity to play hockey. Even those who have a different profession. The proceeds will be used to build new ice rinks, for children's equipment,» Rotenberg told reporters. He also expressed the opinion that in the future hockey in the 3v3 format could surpass the National Hockey League matches in terms of interest (NHL). «This is the development of hockey. The game in this format is very intense, dynamic, with an abundance of scoring chances. No one plays rollback here, it's impossible. I'm 100 percent sure that our boys will like these tournaments more than review of NHL matches,» Rotenberg added.
