former hockey player Nikita Shields believes that in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), players have become less likely to use dirty power moves.
– I wouldn’t say that KHL referees miss a lot of dirty tricks. Players have both executed the power and executed. They’ve tightened the penalties for hitting the head, so there shouldn’t be any dirt. Everyone is trying to be more careful. I don’t think it’s bad.
The Republic Cup was recently held in Ufa. I watched all the matches. I haven’t seen any dirty hockey. Controversial episodes of the judge have been browsed. In the KHL, they work on the same principle. If there were such moments in the KHL, they are isolated.
The game has increased in speed, the judges sometimes do not follow the episodes. In my opinion, there is less dirt in the KHL. Hockey is a contact sport and you can’t do without strength training. Now there will be many innovations that will increase the entertainment of hockey. I’ve seen it before in Ufa. In the event of expulsion at the end of the period, the face-off at the start of the following 20 minutes is transferred to the area of the offending team. Such an innovation, in my opinion, is nowhere to be found. This already makes the attacking team’s game easier and increases the fun. Fans come for the goals scored, – Legalbet quotes Shchitov.
The new KHL season kicks off on September 1 with the opening Cup game between CSKA Moscow and Ak Bars Kazan.
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