Former Russian hockey player Sergei Gimaev Jr. said that the National Hockey League (NHL) would not hold the World Cup without Russian athletes, because the players from this country are among the strongest in the NHL.
On Friday, the National Hockey League Players Union (NHLPA) and the NHL released a joint statement saying the World Cup, which was scheduled to take place in February 2024, has been pushed back to 2025. As noted in the statement , “Under the current conditions, holding the tournament as originally planned is not possible”.
— I think the World Cup will take place in 2025. Everyone is waiting for the situation to change, the world understands what is happening. Postponed for a year, so something cleared up at that time.
They want Russia to participate, because without our team, the World Cup is meaningless. Most of the best hockey players in the world are Russian, and the NHL understands that. The NHL is a commercial league that makes money, everything is empty without the Russians.
Another year, the NHL gave itself to the whole situation in the world to settle, then the European teams will change their attitude. What must change? Sooner or later, the SVO will end and everything will fall into place, ”Gimaev said on the air of the show“ There is a theme! on MatchTV.
Source : MatchTV
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