Two-time Olympic champion in hockey Alexander Kozhevnikov said in an interview with socialbites.ca that he enjoyed the meeting of two teams in the Continental Hockey League (KHL).
According to him, he likes the middle peasants of the championship the most.
“I like two teams based on their play: Severstal and Amur. I really like Severstal. However, it will be difficult for them to challenge for the Cup; Khabarovsk needs to fight to get into the play-offs, and Cherepovets is not among the candidates for the Gagarin Cup,” said Kozhevnikov.
Severstal is in sixth place in the KHL Western Conference standings with 72 points. “Amur” ranks ninth in the East with 62 points.
In the spring of 2022, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) decided to ban Russian 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, said that the IIHF council will return to the issue of accepting the national teams of Russia and Belarus in March 2024.
Previously Alexander Kozhevnikov named St. St. Petersburg is Russia’s sports paradise.