Two ice hockey-mad youngsters joined Glasgow Clan's professional players for a practice session 🏒
Serhii Tymoshenko, 14, and Danylo Tetiana, 9, who are refugees from Ukraine, were invited to join the club at Braehead Arena today.READ MORE:They are currently living in temporary refugee accommodation on the MS Ambition which is anchored at the King George V Docks on the River Clyde until more suitable accommodation can be found.
Serhii, from Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, started skating and learning to play ice hockey when he was only six years old and played for a team called the Snow Leopards."Since I left Ukraine, I’ve missed being able to play hockey."I didn’t think I’d get the chance to skate and play ice hockey when I came toREAD MORE:Danylo, who is from the city of Kremenchuk, trained and played ice hockey several times a week with his team called Kremenchuk 2.
"Both the players and fans here at the Clan love ice hockey and I know the youngsters from Ukraine feel the same. "We decided to ask them along to the arena, get kitted out and play some hockey with our pro players.Andy Boyle, project manager for MS Ambition, said:"We would like to extend a huge thanks to theand Braehead Arena for the unprecedented level of welcome and support to the Ukrainian guests on board MS Ambition.
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