MOSCOW, April 23, Oleg Bogatov. The development of hockey in the country under the permanent president The Russian Hockey Federation (FHR) does not happen to Vladislav Tretyak, national teams fail at all major tournaments, a change in leadership is necessary, said two-time Olympic champion Alexander Kozhevnikov. On Friday, it became known that the election of the head of the FHR will be held on May 19 Three-time Olympic champion Tretiak has been heading the federation since 2006. According to information, Tretyak is expected to be re-elected for another term. Previously considered the main contender for this post, Pavel Bure does not plan to nominate himself, and there are no other contenders at the moment.
"How do I assess this decision? If he (Tretyak) is elected, then he wants it, — said Kozhevnikov. But I think it needs to be changed. How many years has he ruled that we have the development of hockey? Do you see any (positive) changes? Me not. Everything that develops — the Night Hockey League, the Continental Hockey League — develops without him. We are going down and down, we are losing the Olympic Games — in so many years we have won them only once. Is that normal?"
The Russian national ice hockey team won the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, and took second place at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. In 2010 and 2014, at similar tournaments in Vancouver and Sochi, the national team remained below the winners' line.