Two-time Olympic champion Vyacheslav Bykov criticized the National Hockey League’s (NHL) attitude towards Russian hockey. He shared his opinion with him “Championship”.
“I have decided to step away from NHL related matters because of the way they treated us. This won’t fit in any door. For God’s sake, our guys play there. This is their bread and butter, they are trying to make money from it, to promote our hockey to some extent.
Here we see that the business of the NHL, which directly concerns the league, comes first and other considerations come second and beyond. But the international community also has its own business system, federations also make money,” Bykov said.
Marty Walsh, president of the National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA) in November statedHe said that the Russian national team will not be allowed to participate in the 2025 Ice Hockey World Cup.
In the spring of 2022, the International Hockey Federation (IIHF) decided to prevent Russian hockey players from participating in international tournaments, even with neutral status. The organization also stripped Russia of its right to host the junior world championship on home soil in 2023. At the beginning of July 2022, the IIHF Disciplinary Committee rejected the Russian Hockey Federation’s request for admission to international competitions.
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