Canadian hockey player Paquette admitted that he would like to play for the Russian national team

Canadian attacker from Moscow “Dynamo » Cedric Paquette told that he would like to play for Russian national team in case of obtaining Russian citizenship.

Earlier Monday, Blue and White sports director Alexei Sopin told that Paquette had submitted documents to obtain Russian citizenship.

— Is it true that you are considering obtaining Russian citizenship?

— I can’t say anything specific yet. We’ll see what happens. Yes, we had a conversation about this topic in our club. But for the moment I have nothing to say to the press.

— Have the documents already been submitted? Or do you just have thoughts on this?

– Both. That’s what we’re trying to do. About three weeks ago we raised this issue at the club. Let’s see what happens next.

— You discussed this subject with the American defender of Dynamo Brennan Menell who has ever received a Russian passport?

– Yes, we talked about it. I agree with Brennan that if you have been playing in the KHL for several years, if you like everything, if you want to make a career in this league and you have the opportunity to obtain Russian citizenship, why not take advantage of it? This is an ideal situation and can help when playing in the KHL.

— If you get Russian citizenship, it would be cool for you to one day play for the Russian national team with Kucherov ?

– Yes that would be great. I don’t know if I would have made the Russian national team. But playing with Kucherov again, of course I would like that,” Paquette told .

Paquette joined Dynamo Moscow in 2023. In 57 regular season games, the 30-year-old Canadian scored 35 (22+13) points and in eight playoff games, he had seven (4+3) points.

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