Athletistic / Hockey. Former head coach of the Russian national team Vyacheslav Bykov commented on President Vladimir Putin’s order to influence the exodus of young Russian hockey players to foreign clubs. Putin has asked the Russian Sports Ministry and the Russian Hockey Federation to look into this issue.

“We need to approach this topic seriously. We need to devote more time to promoting hockey in our country. Does anyone in the NHL comment on what is happening in the KHL?

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Many people don’t even know that such a league exists. Why should we promote their championship? The media should talk more about the KHL, but now the advantage is towards the American championship, and that is wrong.

All the information you give us is passed on to the children and parents, who then leave us. You have to interview the children’s coaches, find out how things work in this environment. Our hockey players are sought after abroad because of their play in the KHL. Our coaching team is capable of bringing athletes to the highest level.

We must make it known that our training is of a high standard. Why should parents take their children abroad when our coaches can do a quality job? » – said Bykov as quoted by Match TV.


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