Kazakh “Barys” forward Pontus Oberg said he felt pressured in his hometown for his performance in the Continental Hockey League (KHL). Transmits words “Championship”.
“I wanted to play hockey. I played in the KHL before and I liked it. It’s a competitive league with a lot of talented hockey players. I can’t play in the NHL, but I can play in a league close to it.
The pressure from playing in the KHL? It is felt in Sweden. But I’m here to play hockey,” Oberg said.
Oberg played for Traktor Chelyabinsk in the 2020/2021 season. The Swede has played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Minnesota Wild, Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers and Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League (NHL). He made three appearances for the national team in the Kanal Cup, scoring one goal and providing two assists.
Roman Rotenberg, formerly head coach of SKA and first vice-president of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation (RHF) He insisted To prevent the collapse of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), which lost its income due to the absence of Russian teams from international competitions.