Olympic champion and Stanley Cup winner Valery Kamensky told that Russian hockey is moving in the right direction.
NHL clubs selected 27 Russians in the last draft. This is the best result of the last three years. In 2021, NHL teams selected 29 Russian players.
“This suggests that our hockey is moving in the right direction. Young people are growing up and are in high demand. It makes me happy, we have to continue to develop the young guys, try to get the guys to become top players.
— Are you happy that political trends do not affect the draft and that NHL clubs continue to recruit Russians?
— I do not engage in politics. I like that our players are interested in sports. This once again underlines that without the national teams of Russia and Belarus, all international hockey tournaments are incomplete, “Kamensky told .
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