Special SKA and Jokerit friends teams will play in Saint Petersburg

On the 14th of February inside the small Yubileyney Arena, a special match between SKA and Jokerit friends will be held at 18.00 local time. The game will run under a format of three running 20 minute periods. SKA vice-president Roman Rotenberg, deputy chairman of the board of directors Alexander Medvedev, and coaches Sergey Zubov, Nikolai Borschevsky and Maxim Sokolov will all take part for SKA's team. Famous players Valery Pokrovsky, Valery Kamensky and Alexey Zhamnov will also be in the squad. Finnish ice hockey legends such as Jari Kurri and Esa Tikkanen will appear for the Jokerit team. Entry to the match will be free.

The match will be held a day before the SKA - Jokerit KHL regular season match, a game which will be the team's final home one in this year's regular championship.