The National Hockey League (NHL) was surprised by the negotiations between US President Donald Trump’s Russian President Vladimir Putin and NHL players and the Continental Hockey League (KHL). This was reported in social networks by Sportsnet journalist Elliot Friedman.
The league commissioner Gary Bettman claims that he refused to talk about it during a briefing. NHL said that such an event does not expect.
March 18 Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump We organized a phone callThey approved the match between the national teams of NHL and KHL players.
On February 4, the International Hockey Federation (IIHF) expanded the abolition of the Russian national team, because the National Team will not play in the 2025 and 2026 championships and the decision to accept the Russian team for the Winter Olympic Games-2026, the decision to accept the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Previously, Vyacheslav Fetisov guest Trump to Russia.