President of the Russian Hockey Federation (FHR) Vladislav Tretiak believes that 3×3 hockey will soon be included in the Olympic program, as this discipline is growing in popularity.
– This summer, the FHR is hosting the third consecutive 3×3 hockey tournament. Thanks to Sochi and Sirius for their hospitality. And I think this tournament has a very big future. It is not far that 3×3 hockey will be included in the program of the Olympic Games. This discipline is growing.
It is very important for us to develop this vector. After all, it is the promotion of hockey. And the more tournaments there are, the more attention is drawn to our sport. Especially now, at a difficult time for the FHR and national hockey in general. Therefore, we must give the boys the opportunity to compete. And this tournament is very interesting. And we plan to cover all of Russia with this move so that as many guys as possible who don’t play in the KHL can play,” Tretiak said in a conversation with reporters at the FHR “3×3 Sochi XHL” tournament. Betting League”.
– You, as a legendary goaltender, said that you do not envy the goaltenders of 3×3 hockey. Do you think Igor Shesterkin and Andrey Vasilevsky would have missed a lot of goals here?
“I don’t know, but they would have missed it normally. Because 3×3 hockey is a special test for a goalie. It’s very difficult to play here, because there are a lot of unpredictable moments. I myself played against Mikhailov, Petrov, Kharlamov. They always wanted to score on me, but I didn’t want to cash in. And when Anatoly Tarasov gave us such training, it was very interesting, – added the head of the FHR.
Source : MatchTV
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