Zadorov spoke about the attitude of Russian NHL hockey players towards SVO in Ukraine

Athletistic/Hockey. Calgary Flames defenseman Nikita Zadorov spoke about the attitude of Russian NHL hockey players towards the CVO in Ukraine.

“We created a general discussion with other Russian NHL players. I don’t remember exactly how much time passed, but at the very beginning we organized a discussion. We were initiated by Sergei Bobrovsky. He gathered everyone together and wrote, “Guys, we need to stick together. The situation is difficult now. We need to decide what to do.” There we all began to come up with different things. Perhaps it was me who suggested that some kind of statement be made by all Russian hockey players in the NHL. Then, I thought it had to be done. Because it doesn’t matter who has a document, who doesn’t have a document, who has a visa, who is in the United States – with a bird permit. We have always monitored the situation in Russia. I was with my agent, with the NHLPA (NHL Players Association. – Rating Editors of Athletistic) – these people help with these administrative formalities. We didn’t know what was going to happen next. Maybe our visas will be canceled for all of us or only our Canadian visas will be taken away. After all, Canada was even stronger against the SVO (the wording was changed in accordance with the requirements of Roskomnadzor) than the United States. Not everyone understood what kind of world the Russian people and Russian NHL players were in now. We started discussing what the statement should be, what we should say.

But we divided ourselves into two camps. The first is what should be said about those eight years, what should be included in the application. On the other hand, it is an adequate camp. Two days later I posted. Why did you decide to speak out? I think it’s correct. I have spoken before, I have always spoken and I still will not shut up. I think that maybe someone will hear my words, think about it again and their opinion will change,” Zadorov said in an interview on the YouTube channel “vDud” (recognized as a foreign agent on the territory of the Russian Federation). Russia).

After the start of SVO in Ukraine, the NHL did not apply sanctions to Russian hockey players. The North American League stopped maintaining its official website in Russian and abandoned all contact with the KHL, FHR and other organizations in Russia.