Czech striker”Ak Barca » Dmitry Yashkin in an interview with , he said that he had not given up hope of performing at the World Hockey Championship in Prague and Ostrava.
As of spring 2022, the Czech Ice Hockey Federation has decided that KHL players will not be called up to the national team. Czech Ice Hockey Federation President Alois Gadamchik said: “I know Dima, he is a great hockey player and we really need him. But we can’t do anything.” Later “” released a statement from Yashkin, in which the player of the Czech national team spoke about the pressure of representatives of Czech hockey. He is surprised that “a person who does his job is treated like a political position”.
– published your statement on the Czech national team, where you are no longer taken for political reasons. What was the resonance in the Czech Republic around your remarks?
— Yes, my words were picked up in the Czech media. And they made all kinds of factual errors. As it is, so it is. I hope people heard something from my statement. Understand what I meant.
I really believe that I can play in the world championship at home. Any hockey player wants to play on it. I hope I will succeed, and everyone who is faced with a similar situation – too.
Is this World Cup special for you?
— Yes, because in 2024 it will be held in Prague and Ostrava. If I remember correctly, the same tournament was held in 2015. It happens once every 10 years. Then I failed to get into the Czech national team. Now that would be very interesting to play. Like all Russian hockey players would like to play at the World Championships in St. Petersburg or Moscow. I know there will be a lot of excitement around the tournament in Prague.
– What is the public opinion of the Czechs? There is the radical Dominik Hasek, and there is the peaceful Jaromir Jagr, and he is still loved in Russia.
– I can not say what kind of hockey in the Czech Republic is real. Everyone has their own goals and reasons for declaring something. I won’t comment on the rest. And whatever I felt it necessary to say, I did in a statement which was released on . And I don’t see any reason to talk about it anymore,” Yashkin told .
Last season with SKA, Yashkin scored 62 (40+22) points in 67 games, adding 7 (5+2) points in 14 playoff games. At the KHL season-closing ceremony, Dmitry was recognized as the league’s most valuable player. On June 7, the striker signed a three-year contract with Ak Bars.
The 2024 Ice Hockey World Championship will be held in Prague and Ostrava from May 10 to 26, 2024.
Source : MatchTV
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