Double Olympic champion Alexander Kozhevnikov named the best Russian hockey players of the current season of the National Hockey League.
Russian Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov scored 144 (44+100) points at the end of the NHL regular season and became the league’s top scorer.
— We can now distinguish two players. These are, of course, Kucherov and Panarin. Unfortunately, the main Russian team has not assembled for a very long time. I think that with a generation like Kucherov, Panarin, the same Gusev from the KHL, our national team could make a splash at international tournaments. If there is desire, anger and dedication. If we are allowed to be competitive in the near future, there is no doubt that we could accomplish a lot.
Personally, I am not offended that this generation finds itself without major international tournaments; I have nothing to offend here. It must be very unpleasant for the hockey players themselves from all these situations. But, of course, I would like our people to participate in the World Championships and the Olympics, but what can we do if there are scoundrels there. We can’t do anything here,” Kozhevnikov said, as quoted by Legalbet.
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