Russian bombs target much more than homes and land. They destroy lives or, worse still, take away dreams.

Hockey in Ukraine is a favorite sport, a beloved job, and a way of life for 7000 people. Most of them are children dreaming of saving their 2022/2023 training season.

Help Ukraine to get back on the ice!

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About

We are the Ukrainian Hockey Dream (UHD), an officially registered charity foundation by the Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine

Our goals

  • Safety and Support for Players and Staff
  • Youth and Professional Training
  • Arena Restoration and Development
Fundraising goal 2022/2023
$15.600.000
Total collected
$350.108
Audit is provided by the KPMG International

For several years we were implementing a big development program for Ukrainian Hockey. More and more people were getting involved, new arenas were being built, new teams joined the tournament and new schools were opening up.

In just one day everything changed, crashing down with the sound of warning sirens.

But hockey can’t stop!
And we will continue our work, joining efforts to rescue the season and build a bright future for whole generation of players.

Georgii Zubko
IHFU President

OUR PROJECTS

Safety Program
Youth Training Support
Project Funding Goal: $2.400.000
Professional Training Support
Project Funding Goal: $1.100.000
National Teams Training Support
Project Funding Goal: $1.100.000
Relocation of 2 Training Arenas
Project Funding Goal: $500.000
Rebuilding & Restoration of 3 Training Arenas
Project Funding Goal: $10.600.000

How you can HELP

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Collaborate with us, support the organization and help to run the projects

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LATEST NEWS

27.04.2022

The director of the Foundation Georgii Zubko gave an online speech at the International Hockey Federation Congress with a call to unite to preserve hockey in Ukraine and to take a direct part in the implementation of the Ukrainian Hockey Dream Foundation`s programs.

18.05.2022

NHLPA GOALS & DREAMS donates $100,000 worth of equipment, with support of IIHF, to Ukrainian youth.

23.06.2022

NHL publicly supported the foundation and called for donations to preserve hockey in Ukraine.

11.07.2022

$20,000 were collected by “Canadian Friends of Hockey in Ukraine” (CFHU) to support young Ukrainian hockey players. In Winnipeg (Canada), the CFHU held a charity golf tournament. The NHL legends Wayne and Dave Babych took part in it.

13.07.2022

The Finnish Ice Hockey Association transferred € 142,815 to the fund's account. The funds were collected during the 2022 World Ice Hockey Championship in the Top Division. The Association transferred €5 to the fund's account from each ticket sold in April.

18.07.2022

The NHLPA publicly supported the foundation and called to preserve the hockey dream of Ukrainian children. Also, NHLPA Goals & Dreams announced the second round of supporting the fund with hockey equipment.

29.08.2022

Gord Miller becomes a Board Member of the Ukrainian Hockey Dream Foundation. Mr.Miller is a famous Canadian sportscaster. He will be the voice of the Foundation in Canada and North America.

1.10.2022

Luc Tardif, IIHF President announced that IIHF will give a financial support to manage the training camp of 4 Ukrainian national teams before the 2023 Ice Hockey World Championship.

5.10.2022

NHLPA Goals& Dreams Fund donates 25 sets of equipment to the Ukrainian Hockey Dream Foundation.

6.10.2022

The new hockey season started in the capital of Ukraine in October, and takes place in Kyiv, Kalush, and Kremenchuk. 6 teams have participated in the regular tournament, including a newly created one.

8.10.2022

The CHL publicly supports the Foundation and encourages donations on their media resources.

23.11.2022

Coach Nicholas Phelan and Sherwood Park SP303 team from Canada are selling helmet stickers to support restoring Youth Hockey in Ukraine.

21.12.2022

Infront Sports has made its annual charity donation to the UHD Foundation. Infront is funding the operations of 7 youth hockey schools across Western and Central Ukraine.

2.12.2022

For the first time in the history of the Independent Ukraine, the National University Team is set to travel to Canada and North America and play in 4 Exhibition Games with top Canadian University teams and to take part in the World University Games in Lake Placid, New York.

3.01.2022

A Russian missile attack destroyed an ice arena in the town of Druzhkivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region.

5.01.2023

The Edmonton Oilers announced cooperation with the Ukrainian Hockey Dream Foundation.

10.01.2022

The National University Team of Ukraine ends the tour with a 5:1 victory! The final game with the University of Manitoba Bisons was a stunning finale of an incredible hockey journey across Canada. The teams played with the support of more than 10,000 fans who came to get hockey adrenaline and to show their position to stand with Ukraine.

The Team

Georgii
Zubko
Director
Maria
Voitko
Chief Project Officer
Yuriy
Kyrychenko
Sports Program Manager
Oleksandra
Slatvytska
International relations Manager
Serhiy
Glushchenko
Marketing Manager
Kateryna
Motrych
Communications Manager
Yana
Ibragimova
Development Consultant
Mykhailo
Gorodetsky
Development Consultant
Vladyslav
Yurchak
Lawyer
Yuriy
Musienko
Strategist
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