Double Olympic champion Alexander Kozhevnikov told that without Russian national team The World Youth Championship is a “small” tournament.
The Council of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has suspended the national teams of Russia and Belarus from participation in competitions under its auspices in February 2022. The World Youth Championships will take place in Gothenburg, Sweden.
— I’m not the MFM, without ours, it’s an absolutely uninteresting show. A lean championship is like soup without meat.
— The Canadians failed, what is the reason? Many people say that without Russia they are simply bored.
– Of course, they are not particularly interested. For so many years, since the 70s, the image of this confrontation was created, but now it has disappeared. We came to Sweden just for fun and left.
– Maybe this will be the main reason for our return? Without our confrontation, it really became less interesting.
“Just remove the politics and everything will go back to normal.” “Everything is linked to her,” Kozhevnikov told .
The 2024 World Cup final will take place on January 5 and the national teams of Sweden and the United States will play there.
Source : MatchTV
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