“Why did we win on the international stage from 2019 to 2022? We had 30 players in the KHL, and now they have been replaced by young hockey players from the national team. Many people do not understand the essence of this problem. Today we no longer have such experienced players, only young ones. So we have no competitive advantage.
The KHL is a “physical” men’s league, where few juniors played. The Finnish championship is not even close to the KHL in terms of level,” quotes Iltalehti Jortikka.
- Kozhevnikov praised foreign players coming to the KHL contrary to their country’s policy
Source: Sport
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