Defender”New York Islanders » Alexander Romanov told that the hockey players did two good things by organizing the “Match of the Year”: they showed a good game and raised money for charity.
The “Match of the Year” between teams consisting of Russian NHL and KHL stars took place in Moscow, at the CSKA Arena, and ended with a score of 8:8. Romanov played for a team of NHL stars.
— One hundred percent, such events should be held more often. First of all, we need to make hockey more and more popular in Russia. It was great to show this kind of hockey to fans, because it’s not every time you see NHL stars and KHL players competing on the ice. Yes, they play without power moves, but the idea of the game is similar to the original. I really liked everything myself. We did two good things: we raised money for charity and showed good hockey, “Romanov told .
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