The 57-year-old, who was one of the NHL’s top goalkeepers during his years in Buffalo and Detroit, wants Russian players to be banned from matches in the Czech Republic on October 7 and 8, the site writes. Hockey in Sweden. This is because of Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine.
According to Hasek, the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs shares his position.
“Last week, the State Department sent a letter to Gary Bettman and Bill Daly of the NHL stating that it is not in the Czech Republic’s interest to allow Russian players to come to our country and play the games on 7 and 8 October. We don’t want to promote Russian aggression here. We primarily want to protect our own lives and those of our allies, “Hasek tweeted.
Domenico Hasek har he said in an interview earlier this year that he will do everything possible to prevent matches from being played in the Czech Republic if Russian players are allowed to participate.
In November, reigning Stanley Cup winner Colorado meets Columbus twice more in Tampere, Finland.
The games in Finland and the Czech Republic, together with the preseason games in Nashville and San Jose in Switzerland and Germany respectively in early October, are part of the “NHL Global Series” where the North American hockey league places a few games in Europe.
This year is the first time that Sweden has not hosted the event, which has been canceled in the past two seasons due to the corona pandemic.
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