«No one dies»: Olympic champion — about the NHL ban to bring the Stanley Cup to Russia

KAZAN, May 16, Vadim Kuznetsov. Two-time Olympic champion in the USSR national team Alexander Kozhevnikov said that fans should not be upset if the National Hockey League (NHL) does not allow the Stanley Cup to be brought to Russia in the summer of 2022. According to Match TV, the NHL will not allow players to bring the Stanley Cup to Russia if their teams win in playoffs. Russian hockey players play in seven of the eight teams that reached the quarterfinals of the NHL playoffs. «There's nothing wrong with the Stanley Cup not coming to Russia. We don't play at the World Championships this year either. The Stanley Cup is not an important organ «No one will die if he does not come. Yes, this is a tradition, but we have the Gagarin Cup. Let's take it around Russia and show it. This is our native, it should be appreciated, and not someone else's. I understand that there are lovers take a picture with the Stanley Cup, that it was interesting for someone, but I don’t think there are many such people,» Kozhevnikov said.