Double Stanley Cup winner with Detroit Dominique Hasek via commented on the statement of the Russian hockey player Alexandra Ovechkina who previously stated that he was “not very interested” in the statements of the former goalkeeper of the Czech national team in the information space.
Earlier, Washington captain Ovechkin responded to Izvestia’s question about his reaction to Hasek’s criticism of the NHL regarding the league not taking any sanctions against Russian players: “I’m not not very interested in his statements. NHL clubs select players based on skill and ability, not nationality. »
— Alexander Ovechkin represents his country in the NHL and is an advertisement for Russia. Well, the NHL, allowing Ovechkin and other Russian hockey players to play, is advertising this country. For every season of Russian advertising, the NHL is forced to pay $2-4 billion to Ukraine,” Hasek said for .
At the last NHL championship, 50 Russian field players and 12 Russian goaltenders played.
Ovechkin has played for Washington since 2005 and won the Stanley Cup in 2018. Ovechkin, 37, ranks second on the list of all-time top regular-season NHL snipers. The Russian has scored 822 goals, just behind Canadian Wayne Gretzky (894).
Source : MatchTV
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