VietNamNet Bridge – The 10th Viet Nam Hockey Festival is scheduled to start at the Viet Nam Hockey Centre in Ben Luc Town, Long An Province on November 4-5.

Several hockey clubs have arrived in HCM City to prepare for the Viet Nam Hockey Festival. — Photo courtesy of organizers

The event is a six-a-side hockey tournament played outdoors, which started in Viet Nam in 2008.

The tournament will attract the participation of 24 teams from Australia, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei alongside five teams from the host nation Viet Nam.

Notably, Viet Nam’s Ton Duc Thang University will put forward two teams at the upcoming event for the first time.

“I am very pleased my new players will get experience against foreign teams at the festival,” said Huynh Dai Phuc, coach of Ton Duc Thang University.”

It is one of many hockey tournaments in Southeast Asia which promotes the sport supported by the Asian Hockey Federation and Viet Nam Hockey Federation (VHF). It is designed to give Vietnamese players exposure to foreign hockey talents playing in Viet Nam,” said James Chew, CEO of VHF.

Tran Van Manh, president of VHF, said he hoped this tournament would continue to promote hockey in the country.

The hockey matches will be free of charge for spectators. 

Source: VNS