“NHL will be SVO’s advertisement”
Czech former goalkeeper Dominik Hasek, on his Instagram page (the owner of the Meta company is known as an extremist and is banned in Russia), once again criticized the NHL leadership for the fact that Russian hockey players continue to play in the league.
“Unfortunately, I have to write that this will be the third season in which the NHL will once again turn into a huge advertisement for the Russian special military operation.
The NHL will once again be responsible for many lives lost and injured!” — Hasek wrote.
“Waste Material Words”
Hasek’s negative statements about Russia are a waste. This opinion was expressed by the honored coach of Russia, former Spartak coach Fedor Kanareikin, in a comment to socialbites.ca.
“This is his attitude towards Russia, towards Russian players. Maybe it’s jealousy that so many of our players are stars in the National Hockey League. Many have talked about this issue, but the dog barks and the caravan moves on. Vyacheslav Fetisov said it very well: If you are such an honest person, return the money to Spartak.
You received money in Moscow while you were under the command of Spartak in Russia, which you did not like. So bring them back and express your point of view. And these are words of waste material.”
– said Kanareikin.
Hasek criticized in Czech Republic
In fact, famous hockey player Vyacheslav Fetisov called on Hasek to return the money he earned in Russia. However, it is noteworthy that even in the Czech Republic, the former goalkeeper of the national team was approached with a similar request. Former Czech football player Tomas Vychodil believes that Dominik Hasek was rude when he asked them not to grant visas to Russian hockey players. His words are quoted “Match TV”.
“If he doesn’t like something, let him come and return the money he earned while playing for Spartak in Russia.” When he was the initiator of the denial of visas to the NHL for Russian players, the question arose: what is in a person’s head? It’s not nice. My attitude towards him has somehow changed for the worse,” Vykhodil said.
What is Hasek not happy with?
Hasek has repeatedly criticized the Czech government for not imposing a legal ban on local athletes competing in Russia. He also consistently opposed the participation of Russian hockey players in international competitions since the beginning of the special military operation. Hasek has repeatedly criticized the leadership of the National Hockey League for not banning Russian hockey players from participating in tournaments after the start of the SVO.
The Czech goalkeeper admitted that he appealed to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman with a request that the Russians not be allowed to attend the games. His words lead the way Spor.cz.
“The first time he gave me a short answer in five or six sentences, saying it was based on US law and the NHL had a different view on the situation. “Hasek did not respond to my other long letter,” he said.
Refuses to refund money
It turned out that Hasek, who talked about his principled stance against Russia, was equally principled about the money he earned from Spartak. he stated CNN Prima NewsIn 2010, no one warned him about the dangers of playing in Russia
“Yes, I played in the KHL in the 2010/2011 season, where I think Russia is a quite democratic state. At that time, not a single politician, official or anyone else warned me about the danger or unacceptability of the game in Russia.
Why didn’t I return the money I earned in Russia? I earned these by working hard, the club doesn’t owe me anything, and neither do I. “I personally do not demand anything from them because the situation has changed in Russia,” Hasek said.