“I talked to North American scouts and they are not particularly interested in acquiring our players. How good is our hockey? What kind of leaders are we in world hockey? We have lost 12 world championships in a row and six Olympic Games What does this have to do with our international isolation? – News.ru quoted Plushev’s words.
Recall that the last success of the Russian national team at the World Hockey Championship dates back to 2014. In 2018, the team won gold at the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. Since February 28, 2022, the national team has been deprived of the right to participate in tournaments organized by the IIHF.
- Fetisov said he was hated in America because of his nationality
Source: Sport
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