Olympic hockey champion, two-time Stanley Cup champion Dominik Hasek criticized the National Hockey League (NHL) on the social network X for the lack of sanctions against Russian players playing in the League during Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine.
“Of course, we do not touch Russian players. They do not decide anything in this matter. This is a complete failure of the NHL, which allows Russian citizens to perform at this level and advertise the SVO. Hasek said that the NHL is responsible for the lives of Ukrainians and Russians and must pay for it He wrote that it should.
9 January Hasek statedRussian hockey players will not be able to compete internationally until the SVO is dissolved.
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, and the organization also stripped Russia of the right to host the youth world championship at home in 2023. .
In March 2023, the IIHF extended the suspension for the 2023/24 season. At the same time, the president of the organization, Luc Tardif, announced that the IIHF council will return to the issue of accepting the national teams of Russia and Belarus in March 2024.
Previously Hasek stated After his words about the Russians, problems arose in his mind.