Olympic champion and two-time Stanley Cup winner Dominik Hasek revealed details of the letter he wrote to National Hockey League (NHL) commissioner Gary Bettman, requesting that Russians not be allowed to attend games. His words are quoted Spor.cz.
“The first time he gave me a short answer in five or six sentences, saying that it was based on US law and that the NHL had a different view on the situation. “Hasek did not respond to my other long letter,” he said.
Hasek had previously asked the NHL to kick the Russians out of the league and pay them.
At the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) appealed to international sports federations, recommending that domestic and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions.
After this, various international sports organizations began to exclude Russian athletes from competitions.
The NHL abandoned the idea of banning the admission of Russians. Local hockey players continue their performance in the league.
Formerly an NHL club was traded Russian hockey player in Toronto.