Famous Russian hockey coach Vladimir Plyushchev, in a comment for socialbites.ca, said that players from Canada and the USA have received Russian citizenship due to the traditional values of our country. At the same time, the expert believes that the image of national hockey is primarily influenced by what is happening on the ice.
“Americans work for us, they come and get citizenship. Canadians get citizenship for a reason. There are processes that affect the person. They may not just be coming because of hockey. Perhaps they place more value on traditional values. I don’t think all this could somehow affect the image of hockey. In some interviews and comments, it is earned not on the sports ground.
In the summer, St. Petersburg SKA, Canadian forward Brendan Leipsik announced that he decided to apply for Russian citizenship because he felt it was part of the local culture. For Lipsik, SKA is already the third Russian club. He spent one season with CSKA and then played for Metallurg Magnitogorsk for two years.
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