1945-46 in Soviet ice hockey

This was the 1945-46 ice hockey season in the Soviet Union:

Overview

12 students of the Moscow Institute of Physical Education held an ice hockey demonstration game at the Dynamo Stadium on February 17, 1946. It was played on the same day as bandy match between Dynamo and CSKA Moscow. The demonstration of hockey with a puck was accompanied by a qualified explanation of the rules, techniques and tactics of the game, and the audience liked it.

An interesting note appeared in Physical Culture No. 2 (Riga), "This year, for the first time in the Soviet Union, Canadian hockey cup games will be held. These games will be held from March 10 to March 17 in the distant northern city of Arkhangelsk. Latvian SSR hockey players will also take part in the competitions. In preparation for the expected games, our hockey players are training hard. " It was later reported in a March 1 Padomieu Jaunatne article, that the Latvians saw games with the Lithuanian teams (see 1945-46 Baltic matches) as preparation for the competition in Arkhangelsk.

No records indicate that the tournament was staged.