Coach Kari Jalonen revealed the nomination of players for the Swiss Hockey Games in December, in which again there was no place for the most productive hockey player of the extra-national league, Dominik Lakatoš. The Finnish coach initially refused to talk about his absence, but later admitted it was because he didn’t consider the 25-year-old striker.
“I won’t comment because I don’t bring a player to the national team,Jalonen said at a press conference when it came to not naming the most productive extra league player, Dominik Lakatoš, for the Swiss Hockey Games. He scored 28 points for 13 goals and 15 assists in 26 extra league games and he was a prime candidate for a representative invitation.
But she didn’t come. As in the previous Karjala Cup. And everyone wondered why the Finnish coach neglected the productive sniper. The man who won bronze with the national team at this year’s World Cup, but has finally revealed what led to the decision.
He is probably still annoyed that the 25-year-old hockey player Vítkovic refused to reinforce the national team due to an injury in the spring and then went on an exotic vacation. “This is your storyhe told reporters, but later admitted to exactly this problem.Yes, it’s true,‘ he stated, cutting off any speculation about what could be behind Lakatoš’s absence.
Watch the interview with Karim Jalonen:
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