We knew that the President of the Republic is not afraid of either water or land when it comes to sports, but on Thursday he proved that he can stand his ground on the ice as well.
Katalin Novák, the President of the Republic of Hungary, visited the most important hockey base in Hungary, the Hydro Fehérvár AV19 team, as well as the Younger Ocskay Gábor Ice Hockey Academy, during his two-day tour of Fejér county, who also put on his skates at the end of the event.
A goal was scored from the first shot.
Katalin Novák skated determinedly from the blue line towards the cage of the U16 goalkeeper of the Gábor Ocskay Jégkorong Akadémia Ijjabb, and then found the net between the mammoths with a quick movement.
We knew that the President of the Republic of Hungary is not afraid of water or land when it comes to sports, and on Thursday he also proved that he can also stand his ground on the ice. we could see him after about a quarter of an hour of mentoring.
On Thursday and Friday, Katalin Novák will visit several locations and events in Fejér county, part of this program was a visit to Székesfehérvár's emblematic sports venue, the ice hockey team and the academy operating here.
The President of the Republic, who arrived in the company of the mayor of the city, András Cser-Palkovics, was welcomed by the hockey pope of Fehérvár, Gábor Ocskay, and Pál Péter Gál, the president of Hydro Fehérvár AV19, and barely a few minutes passed when the participants placed flowers in front of the Raktár utca ice rink Younger Ocskay At the headstone erected in memory of Gábor.
Before taking to the ice, Katalin Novák visited the facility, which has seen many battles and has been thoroughly chewed by the iron teeth of time, to which the adult team is expected to bid farewell next autumn and move to the multifunctional hall to be handed over in the spring.
Former legends of Volán, Krisztián Palkovics and Csaba Kovács, tried to prepare the president of the republic for the specific smell in the hockey locker room; Katalin Novák first introduced herself to team captain János Hári and asked him why there was a small blue heart hanging on the top of his locker. And the selected center also told the story of the little relic: the equipment manager presented it to him on a special occasion. Katalin Novák congratulated Volán's master, Dávid Kiss, on a great start to the season, and then took a close look at the hockey equipment before putting it on herself.
At the end of the event, both Gábor Ocskay and Pál Péter Gál stated that it was a great honor that the Fehérvár hockey base was included in the two-day program of the President of the Republic.
Featured image: Photo: National Sport/Károly Árvai
