Saint Petersburg head coach S.K.A. and first vice-president of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation (RHF) Romain Rotenberg told he was proud of the players now showing up in the KHL.
On Saturday February 25, it was five years since the Russian team won the ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Olympic Games in PyeongChang, beating the German team in extra time with a score of 4:3.
In the final of the 2022 Olympics, the Russians lost to the Finns (1-2). Rotenberg was the Russian national team’s chief of staff during the tournaments.
Is it better to compete in the Olympics with NHL players or without them?
– Now we work with hockey players who play in Russia. And then time will tell. We have never turned down the best players. We are always for the strongest to perform.
At the same time, we are proud of those we currently work with in the KHL. You should have seen how they plow and grow every day! Many of them decided to stay and play in Russia, although they received many offers from different countries – Canada, USA. But they stayed at home and are developing in Russia. And for us, it’s the right choice,” Rotenberg told .
The next Olympic Games will be held from February 6 to 22, 2026 in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.
Source : MatchTV
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