Head coach of Spartak Alexey Jamnov in an interview with , he said that Russian hockey players currently playing in the NHL deserve to participate in the league’s international tournament in 2025.
Earlier, the executive director of the NHL Players’ Association (NHLPA), Marty Walsh, said that the Russian team, in all likelihood, would not participate in the league’s international tournament in 2025. Teams from Canada , Finland, Sweden and the United States are expected to participate in the tournament.
— What do you think of the fact that the NHL wants to organize the World Cup with four teams, without Russia?
“I don’t even want to comment on that.” Someone wrote, someone said something. Nobody understands exactly what will happen.
— This will be a test tournament for Canada, the United States, Finland and Sweden.
– But without Russia.
– And without the Czechs.
— To be honest, I really hope that the NHL will ultimately make a decision that the Russians will participate in the World Cup. Even only hockey players who represent the Russian Federation in the NHL. They deserve to participate in the World Cup,” Zhamnov told .
Source : MatchTV
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