IRKTUSK, Russia, March 28 (R-Sport) - Stanley Cup winner Valery Kamensky and a gaggle of other Russian hockey stars gathered Friday to play a historic game on the frozen surface of the world's deepest lake, Baikal in Siberia.
The game was played on thick winter ice at the lake, which is 1,640m deep at its deepest point, but unseasonably warm weather meant it was uncertain until the last minute whether it would be same to proceed.
"I've never had to play on ice like this," said Kamensky, a 1997 Stanley Cup winner with the Colorado Avalanche and 1988 Olympic gold medalist.
The game, which also featured 1984 Olympic gold medalist Vladimir Myshkin and various former players for Russian clubs, was a promotional event for the amateur Night Hockey League.
