Slovak Minister calls for as many hockey players as possible from the Russian KHL | Hockey

Marek Gamshik and Rudolf Gulak

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Minister of Tourism and Sports of Slovakia, Rudolf Gulak called on the hockey and head coach of the national team to call « as many players from the Russian KHL » as possible.

He is about it told In your Facebook page.

« As a fan of Slovak hockey, as well as a government representative, I beseech and sincerely ask you, Mr. Shatan (Miroslav Satan – President of the Slovakia Hockey Federation), take into account as many players as possible in the KHL during the creation of the team, « Guliak said.

He added that « it is not necessary to get a policy in sports », but to look at the level of playing hockey players.

”These players represent our country at the highest level, they are in excellent form, and their presence in the national team will certainly increase our chances of success. Do not engage the policy into sports.

Let’s put the efficiency, quality and pride in the Slovak national team first. No matter where they play, ” – quotes Guliak of the edition Idnes.cz

Recently, Gulak visited the seventh game of the local extraordice finals between Kosice and Nitro. The fans met him whistle when he went out on the ice to hand over the awards.

There are two players with KHL right now: Goalkeeper Patrick Ribar from Chinese Kunlunya and defender Mario Gman from Russian Vladivostok. They have not yet guaranteed the final application for the World Cup, which will start on May 9. In the Continental Hockey League, there are 7 more Slovaks in the teams that have already left Pleioff.

« We have long believed that the decisive criterion for nomination to national hockey teams is exclusively sports results of players. The team consists of qualified coaches and members of the leadership of the national team, who have sufficient professional knowledge, and are responsible for the results of national teams, » the Federation of Slovakia replied.

The KHL players were forbidden to join the national team after the war in Ukraine, but the team management lifted this ban on the Olympiad qualification matches last year.

Recall recently Slovakia’s national team from hockey changed the traineras Canadian Craig Romzie became ill with pneumonia.