Dissatisfied with Metallurg’s goal, SKA veterans wrote a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Objection text published “Sports every day”.
“We are watching with pain what is happening in the current KHL championship. The level of refereeing has fallen incredibly this season, it is now fashionable to say “below the plinth”.
Such inconsistent and unprofessional work by referees harms all Russian hockey. In this context, we ask you to intervene and save our hockey from impending disaster,” the letter reads.
On January 7, in the regular season match of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), SKA lost to Metallurg with a score of 1:2 in overtime. Before the winning goal, SKA defenseman Artem Sergeev found himself on the ice after contact with forward Igor Geraskin’s skates, but the striker continued to move and sent the puck into the goal.
After 47 matches played, the leader of the Western Conference was Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Igor Nikitin’s team has 68 points. Spartak came second (67 points), Dynamo third (66 points). SKA is in fourth place (64 points).
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