MOSCOW, 2 Jan, Alexander Sergeev. Defender of the Russian youth team Vladimir Grudinin said that it would be right to organize a bubble to focus on hockey if the youth world championship is played at a different time. Earlier, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced the cancellation of the youth world championship in Red Deer and Edmonton, Canada due to the spread of COVID. 19 among the participants of the tournament. IIHF head Luc Tardiff announced his intention to postpone the competition until the summer. On Sunday, the Russian team returned to Moscow. «Of course, this is a very large-scale tournament, this is an invaluable experience for us. Everyone in our team really wants (for the tournament to be held). In my opinion, the only thing was that there were too many contacts, we saw the usual people, it seems to me that this is wrong. Would it be more correct to organize a bubble if the tournament is held anew? Yes, I think we need to focus on hockey, «said the 18-year-old hockey player.
