Athletistic/ Hockey. Despite the current geopolitical situation, various foreign hockey players continue to come to the KHL. Former IIHF press officer Shimon Shiberg expressed his opinion on this.
– Every player who comes to the KHL from another country, especially from Canada and the United States, is used as propaganda by the KHL, Russia and the regime. When an American, Canadian, Czech, Swede or Slovak comes to the KHL, it is important for Russia that his nationality is obvious during his presentation, so he often flies the flag of his country. They are trying to say that hockey players from these countries are not interested in politics and just want to play in their league. The truth is that hockey players go there only for the money and for nothing else, “Shemberg said according to Sport Aktuality.
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