Canadian defender “Sochi” Joe Morrow explained why North American hockey players continue to choose KHL clubs.
In July, the hockey player signed a contract with Sochi.
– It’s hockey, I choose a high level league, a place where I would like to play. And I like to play in the KHL, here I can spend a lot of time on the ice and even at 29 I can improve in stickhandling, shooting and other components. There is always room to grow. And the only way to grow in hockey is to play more. In the KHL, I can play a lot and even learn something from young people. So the decision was easy.
Did Odette break the contract because her father forbade her to go to the KHL? Even though I’m not old, but I’m not young anymore, I make my own decisions. It’s my life, I made decisions based on the fact that hockey here is right for me. My family respects this decision. When I played in Boston, it was also very far from home, and my relatives worried about whether I slept enough, if I ate well. So, no matter where you are – in Russia, China or Finland, you are still far from home and your relatives are worried.
Why are North Americans ready to go to the KHL, unlike Europeans? I don’t even know what to answer. I have no response. Maybe we have people who look at this situation the same way I do. That the KHL is the second most powerful league in the world, and if you want to play at a high level, you have to go here. A lot of Canadians just want to play hockey and nothing else matters. You play, hope to win, then go home, relax and watch TV. You live like that in any country. North Americans just think the hockey is in itself, so they don’t mind playing here,” Morrow quotes “Championship.”
Last season, the 29-year-old defenseman played for Barys, played 29 regular season games, in which he scored 13 points (3+10). In the playoffs, Morrow played five games and scored 4 points (0+4).
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