S.-PETERSBURG, January 6, Sergey Yaremenko. The defender of Metallurg Magnitogorsk Yegor Yakovlev said that before and after the away match with Kazakh Barys, Russian hockey players did not see the military, but they were worried by the lack of cellular communication. On Wednesday, Metallurg lost to Kazakhstani Barys in Nur-Sultan «(2: 3) in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) regular championship. In connection with the massive protests continuing in Kazakhstan, the meeting was held without spectators with a guarantee of safety for the teams and players from the representatives of the host side. After the match, «Metallurg» could not fly out of the country, the flight with the team was delayed for more than an hour. On Thursday Moscow time, Metallurg reported that the plane had landed at the Magnitogorsk airport. «We did not see the military before and after the game. In general, the atmosphere was calm. The only thing that bothered was the lack of communication. Everything was disconnected,» Yakovlev said.
