Head coach of SKA Romain Rotenberg explained why he received a minor fine for unsportsmanlike behavior during the Fonbet KHL championship match against Sibir.
On Sunday, the St. Petersburg team lost on their own ice with a score of 1:2. In the last minute of the first period, St. Petersburg forward Brendan Laipsik found himself on the ice, next to the Sibir bench. Returning to the SKA bench, the striker began to express his dissatisfaction with the referees. The referees then stopped the match, ejecting Laipsik for two minutes for unsportsmanlike conduct. During the same break, SKA received two extra minutes as a team penalty – for unsportsmanlike behavior by the SKA coach.
— Overall, it’s a good fighting game from us. We’re bringing back our hockey. The result has not yet arrived. We promise all fans that we will return to our best condition and win. Ask the judges: if we ask you to watch the video, then you can watch it, ”Rotenberg said after the match on the KHL channel.
SKA suffered a fifth consecutive defeat and, with 4 points, found themselves in penultimate place, 10th place in the West.
On September 6, SKA lost to Torpedo in the Fonbet KHL championship with a score of 3: 4. After the match, Rotenberg said: “In a situation where we were supposed to play 4 against 4, the opponent came out with five players. I haven’t even seen this in children’s hockey. For these comments, the KHL disciplinary committee fined the head coach of SKA 300,000 rubles, considering this to be criticism of the referees. According to , SKA challenged the KHL’s decision.
Source : MatchTV
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