National Hockey League (NHL) Tampa Bay Lightning club defender Mikhail Sergachev in an interview with the YouTube channel “Attention: Sobchak” It was said that he was worried that he might be drafted into the Russian army.
“Are Russian NHL players afraid to come to Russia for fear of military service? I didn’t have such prejudices, I came, I’m calm. It is clear that there could be some kind of mobilization, but I did not think about it,” said Mikhail Sergachev.
Sergachev has been playing in Tampa since 2017. During that time, he lifted the Stanley Cup over his head twice (2020, 2021).
In the final season of the NHL regular season, the Russian player played in 79 regular season games and recorded 10 goals and 54 assists. In the playoffs, the defender played six games (1+2), his team was eliminated in the 1/8 finals, losing to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Previously Sergachev appreciated Vladimir Putin’s hockey game.
Source: Gazeta
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