Front SKA Evgeny Kuznetsov He jokingly told that he had the fantastic idea to play for the Belarusian national team in order to return to international level.
On Monday, the country’s Hockey Federation announced an expanded list of the Russia 25 team, which will participate in the international tournament in St. Petersburg in December.
— What is your reaction to the fact that you were included in the expanded list of the Russian national team to participate in the international tournament in December in St. Petersburg? Is this a special event for you?
— I don’t know… I didn’t even talk about the national team with Roman Borisovich (Rotenberg). This is an extensive list, so you need to see what happens depending on the situation. Injury or no injury – many factors go into this decision.
But I’m sure we will definitely discuss this topic. And we will do what is best for everyone. It’s always a pleasure for me to play hockey, especially for the national team. Plays at home, my daughter hasn’t seen her father play for the national team yet. They’re kids, it’s a fun event for them too. But the final decision will have to wait a bit.
— Did you have any idea, after the story of 2019, that you might not play for the national team at all?
— I had different thoughts. Even so fantastic that maybe I should play for the Belarusians? (laughter). Simply put, the thoughts were absolutely astonishing. But their essence is that I still wanted to play for the national team, so that it would not be as if this story of 2019 ended me, ”Kuznetsov told the correspondent.
On August 22, 2019, it became known that Kuznetsov was disqualified for four years by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) after a doping test conducted during the 2019 World Championships came back positive for the presence of a prohibited substance for hockey players. for which he was stripped of his bronze medal at the 2019 World Cup. Since then, Kuznetsov has not played for the Russian national team.
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