In the Moscow HKSpartacus “Told the dialogue with the Latvian striker Indrasis Blend after signing the contract, noting that the club tried to accommodate the player.
At the end of June, the 31-year-old hockey player signed an agreement with the Moscow club, but due to public pressure in his native country, he refused to fulfill his contractual obligations and travel to Russia. In particular, the general secretary of the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation, Roberts Plžejs, said that the hockey player will no longer receive invitations to the national team. Moreover, according to , the Latvian Hockey Federation refused to sign his transfer card.
After that, Indrasis confirmed on a social network that he would not come to play for Spartak. The hockey player signed a contract with the German club Schwenninger Wild Wings.
– He signed a deal with Spartak in early May. We asked Meeks, “When will you be announced?” He replied: “I will come to Russia at the end of June. I’ll cross the border, then I’ll announce it.
June 27 was the deadline for his arrival. There, the question of his visa dragged on a bit. We made all the documents, an invitation, everything was sent to him. We waited at the beginning of July.
Then the Latvian specialist Leonid Tambiev was announced as the head coach of the “Admiral”. And then Indrashis got nervous: “What will they say about me? I can have sanctions in Latvia. I probably won’t…”
Dude, you have a valid contract! We spoke to the KHL office, and they said, “Well, announce it.” We put Indrashis’ contract in the league. They could have done it in May, by the way. We just went to meet the player and did what was right for him,” Spartak told .
In the 2021/22 KHL Championship, Indrashis played 46 games for Vityaz and Admiral, scoring 17 points (7+10), and also played in the Olympics. He finished the season for Biel in the Swiss league. Indrasis is a member of the KHL All-Star Game and nine World Hockey Championships. In total in the KHL, he has 302 points (134+168) in 524 games.
Source : MatchTV
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