This victory was the third in a row for the Russian team in this championship. “The Arctic wins our competition for three consecutive years. This is a very strong team, which is played by many former big hockey professionals,” said Ron Murphy, spokesman for the competition organizing committee. Sergei Egorov, the captain of the Arctic team, commented on his participation in the championship: “The organization of the tournament is, in principle, good. All teams are strong and fight to the end. In each match, the players are injured, which indicates that the level of hockey is very serious and no one wants to give in to anyone. "
It should be noted that the Arctic team in December 2011 organized the first International Ice Hockey Tournament among the countries of the Arctic Council, which was held in St. Petersburg. As part of this sporting event, the conference "The Arctic - the Territory of Friendship and Cooperation" was held, which was aimed at attracting interest in the development of the natural resources of the Arctic through peaceful and mutually beneficial cooperation. Sergei Egorov emphasized that he was also considering the possibility of organizing such a conference in Dubai. "We need to find good regional partners. We could participate in such a conference on the development of the shelf in Dubai and act as co-organizers. We would be interested," said the captain of the hockey team.
The Mighty Camels Tournament has been held in Dubai annually since the 1990s. This year, teams from Russia, Canada, Finland, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE took to the ice. The holding of such competitions is aimed at increasing public interest in amateur hockey and sports in general, as well as promoting a healthy lifestyle among the country's population.
The visit of the Arctic hockey team was organized with the participation of the travel company Fountain Tourism LLC, which has been operating in the United Arab Emirates market since 2002. On her account - accompaniment of the stay in Dubai of such famous sports teams as football clubs Zenit, Dynamo Moscow, Bunyodkor and others.
