“I will not hide that the SKA had its own faults. However, the title must be decided by fair play. Hockey is a courageous, sometimes tough sport. But double standards, both in life and in hockey, must be excluded, they cannot be tolerated. The future development of our hockey depends on it. But this was seen by everyone who was not blinded by excessive patriotism.
As for SKA’s defeat and the team’s worst result in the last ten years in the Gagarin Cup, an analysis is already underway. “In the near future, the club’s board of directors will consider the report of head coach Roman Rotenberg,” Match TV quotes Medvedev.
This is the first time in the last 10 years that a St. Petersburg team has failed to advance past the second round of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) playoffs. Last season, SKA lost to CSKA in the Western Conference final in six games.
Source: Sport

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