Down-the-line.com/Hockey. Former Russian national hockey team head coach Vyacheslav Bykov has commented on Russian hockey player Pavlyua Datsyuk’s decision to end his career. The day before, the 43-year-old athlete announced that he was leaving hockey.

“Datsyuk is a great master who has contributed enormously to the development of hockey and the popularization of Russian hockey in the world. His career is admirable. He left a great mark in the history of Russian hockey.

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By his example, he gave dynamism and evolution to hockey. A special respect that the person returned to his native country and continued to invest his experience in the younger generation”, quotes Bykov RBC-Sport.