Double Olympic champion Alexander Kojevnikov believes that Omsk “Avant-garde “does not care about the moral character of the club and the KHL by signing a contract with an American reed bush .
Earlier this year, Bush was found guilty by a US court of raping a minor in 2011. Taking into account the statute of limitations for the crime, the fact that Bush was then a minor (17 years old) and concluded a deal with the investigation, he was sentenced to four years probation and a one-year suspended prison sentence. The 28-year-old striker started last season at Yaroslavl Lokomotiv, then the contract with him was terminated.
– Since Avangard likes such people, what can you do? Turns out we collect the criminal underworld. As the club says, we will give criminals a second chance, Kozhevnikov told .
“There is also a crime of a particular nature.
– Dirty, cheap. But there are things happening in the world right now that… Apparently, Omsk has decided to support western trends. It turns out that Avangard is at the forefront of all these European innovations.
– Wasn’t it surprising that the KHL couldn’t influence the club in this matter?
– The League has no legal right to intervene in contracts with players. Any ethical responsibility on the club.
– Lokomotiv broke with Bush shortly after the verdict.
– And he did the right thing. Yaroslavl supports moral purity in the league. An “Avant-garde” spoke of European trends. Unpleasant.
– Will Bush repel some of the club’s fans?
– Barely. The club is now back in its hometown. People will fall in love with hockey, they miss you. In Omsk, hockey is highly valued, Avangard is treated with fanaticism. I don’t think Bush will influence him.
– Especially since Reed plays really well.
– There is no doubt. But we are not discussing his playing qualities, but the moral character of a person. Bush could play in the NHL, but he would never be accepted with such a criminal record. Because they adhere to strict moral principles. And we, it turns out, do not protect our morality.
Boucher played for Avangard in the 2020/21 season, winning the Gagarin Cup. Last season, the American scored 27 points (12 goals + 15 assists) in 46 KHL regular season games.
Source : MatchTV
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