Torpedo Head Coach Igor Larionov in an interview with , he said National Hockey League (NHL) clubs “Washington Capitals ” And “St. Louis Blues before the pandemic, they could come to Russia and hold exhibition games with the Continental Hockey League (KHL) teams.
The last time NHL clubs came to Russia was in 2010, when SKA in St. Petersburg beat Carolina (5:3) in an exhibition match, and Dynamo Riga lost at home to Phoenix (now Arizona) with a score of 1:3.
“Before the pandemic, I had a conversation with NHL Vice Commissioner Bill Daly when I was in Prague for the Chicago vs. Philadelphia games. And we had a conversation about two teams that were ready to come to exhibition games in Russia.
What were these clubs?
Louis Blues with Vladimir Tarasenko, they just won the Stanley Cup in 2019. And the Washington Capitals with Alexander Ovechkin. Imagine, our Russian boys could see these hockey teams and players live! They would have played a friendly match each: Washington with Dynamo Moscow, Saint-Louis with CSKA or SKA. And then the Capitals and Blues would play two games apiece in their regular season.
– Good idea!
– The NHL had two hands in favor. But some people who decide a lot of things for us said we weren’t interested. What else can you say to that? – Larionov said in an interview with .
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Source : MatchTV
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