MOSCOW, Sep 29 World champion elected president of the Moscow Ice Hockey Federation (FHM) , according to the website of the organization. The election of the head of the organization took place on Thursday, 23 delegates took part in them. Nikolishin was unanimously elected. «The position of the President of the Moscow Hockey Federation is honorable, but at the same time it imposes a high responsibility. I understand this and am fully prepared to fulfill all obligations. I hope that with the team that successfully works at the FHM, we will jointly stay on course , continue to improve Moscow hockey, educate new generations of boys and girls. I want hockey to become the most popular, massive, sought-after and successful sport in the capital,» Nikolishin said. and CSKA, Togliatti Lada, Omsk Avangard, St. Petersburg SKA and Chelyabinsk Traktor. As part of the Russian national team, he became the bronze medalist of the 2002 Olympics and the 1993 World Cup.
