After the start of the new season of the regular championship of the National Hockey League (NHL), former goalkeeper of the Czech national team Dominik Hasek said on his page on the social network Players from Russia play in clubs under his patronage.
“The new season started in the NHL yesterday. This hockey competition, with its approach (allowing Russian hockey players to play without talking about politics), decided to support the country’s actions for the third season in a row. Hasek wrote that the NHL should pay billions of dollars for this.
Following the start of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, the NHL did not impose sanctions on Russian players in the League. For example, Alexander Ovechkin plays for the Washington Capitals; In an interview with Match TV, Hasek criticized his stay in the USA and called on the NHL to pay several billion dollars to Ukraine, because, in his opinion, the stay of the capital’s captain advertises Russia. League.
Hasek played for Spartak Moscow in Russia. This club was the last in the goalkeeper’s career. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabers, Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senators, as well as for Czech clubs. Hasek has repeatedly criticized the Czech government for not imposing a legal ban on local athletes competing in Russia.
Previously Russian striker happened Author of the first goal of the new NHL season.