The Russian team lost to Belarus in the final with a score of 5:6 in overtime. In overtime, the referees made several controversial decisions, refusing to watch the video replay, as the Russians insisted. After the match, goalkeeper Pyotr Andreyanov and striker Vadim Dudorov refused to accept individual awards. The captain of the Russian national team, Yegor Surin, won the prize for second place on the ice.
Hockey players of the Russian junior team refused to receive prizes at a tournament in Belarus
“You always have to take the blow. It’s always not easy, and I understand that perfectly. Here we have to turn to professionals. There are certainly problems to resolve – and first of all concerning the refereeing. As I said understand, the players had questions specifically aimed at the referees.
At the same time, we have great respect for our colleagues. And we are very grateful for the opportunity we have to be able to play with the Belarusian and Kazakh national teams. They are our friends and we evolve together.
The professionals will sort everything out. But in all cases, we must maintain the discipline and culture of hockey. It was not planned to leave awards to the coaches of the national team,” Rotenberg is quoted in Match TV.
Source: Sport
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