First Vice President of the Russian Hockey Federation (RHF), head coach of SKA Roman Rotenberg shared his thoughts about the decision of the players of the Russian junior hockey team (U18) to refuse medals after their loss in the junior tournament “Future Cup – 2024”. To their Belarusian colleagues for the dissatisfaction of the referees in the final match. His words guide the way “Match TV”.
“Of course there are issues to be resolved, first of all with the refereeing. I understand that the players had specific questions for the referees. <...> Professionals will solve everything. But in any case, you need to maintain discipline and hockey culture. The national team coaches had no intention of giving up awards. And we don’t need scandals,” Rotenberg said.
In the final of the tournament held on February 10, the Russian U18 team faced the Belarusian youth team, consisting of players under the age of 20, and lost with a score of 5:6 in the Future Cup tournament. It was held in Minsk.
At the award ceremony, the captain of the Russian team, Yegor Surin, left the second prize on the ice, while goalkeeper Pyotr Andreyanov and forward Vadim Dudorov presented their awards to the best players of the tournament in their roles.
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Source: Gazeta
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