SKA head coach and first vice-president of the Russian Hockey Federation (RHF) Romain Rotenberg in an interview with , he said that the Russian team is considering holding international matches, as they feel a special intensity from the struggle.
On January 6, the head of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), Luc Tardif, told that the question of the admission of the Russian team to international tournaments would be discussed at the annual congress of the organization in May.
– Will the Russian team go to different cities in the spring? And what will happen to the headquarters of the Russian national team? The same Sergey Gonchar now works in Vancouver.
— We will come back to this after the end of the KHL championship. Of course, we want to play internationally. Both with Kazakhstan and with the Belarusians – God forbid, the situation will clear up, and we will also play with other countries.
Look, the Belarus national team beat Russia in December. This is the international level. There is a completely different return for everyone, and miracles can be seen. “Miracle on Ice” when the US team beat the great team of the USSR in the 1980 Olympics. For me it’s the same as the Belarusians beat Russia. The same miracle on the ice. But it develops everyone, moves world hockey forward.
I will not say that the level of hockey in clubs is lower than in the world championships. But it doesn’t come from talent. When you play for your country, the motivation is even greater, everyone plays with crazy dedication and people are ready for miracles,” Rothenberg said in an interview with .
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Source : MatchTV
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