MOSCOW, January 9, Alexander Govorov. Former head coach of the Russian national ice hockey team Vladimir Plyushchev believes that the transfer of matches to the KHL could have been avoided by using the reserve from the farm clubs and youth. team. Since the beginning of January, the KHL has already postponed several games with the participation of CSKA, Avtomobilist and Ufa's Salavat Yulaev for a similar reason. “When to play the postponed matches? You can be flexible. Plus there are farm clubs, youth teams. If the main team is sick, why not involve the youth? clubs and youth? It was necessary to make a decision to connect players from the system and continue to play, «said Plushev. The ex-coach of the Russian national team also cited the example of the National Hockey League (NHL), where many matches continue with full stands, despite the difficult situation with coronavirus.
