“I have already said that the KHL should accept more teams from the east of our country. In addition to Lada, who returned to the league, it is worth thinking about Novokuznetsk Metallurg, Krasnoyarsk Sokol, another club from ‘Far East. Of course, we will not forget neighboring Kazakhstan, where, in addition to Barys, there are other worthy candidate teams.
Generally speaking, we must engage in a large-scale expansion of the Continental League to the East. Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, with his participation and excellent performance at the international forum “One Belt, One Road” held in China, made it clear which direction the country should follow.
Nazarov: “Sanctions did not affect good Israelis, but Russia was pushed to extremes everywhere”
Hockey is developing by leaps and bounds, so we simply cannot wait forever for our Western partners. Western countries and the IIHF constantly dictate certain conditions to us, impose sanctions and exclude us from international competitions. How much longer will we endure this? “, Nazarov said, as quoted by Championship.
Source: Sport
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