MOSCOW, Sep 3Two-time Stanley Cup winner, Olympic champion in the Czech national team Dominik Hasek, in an open letter, called on the country's hockey federation to explain why it decided not to invite players who signed contracts with clubs from the Continental Hockey League (KHL) to the national team. In August, the executive committee of the Czech Hockey Federation adopted decision not to invite KHL players to the national team. Current Czech players in the KHL are defenseman Michal Jordan (Amur), forward Dmitry Yashkin (SKA), forward Rudolf Cerveny and defenseman Libor Sulak (both Admiral). Previously, Hasek said that the performance of Czech players in the KHL poses a danger to the Czech Republic and its citizens, and also suggested that they be imprisoned for 15 years for working in Russia. «I consider it very unprofessional that you did not clearly explain your decision to our public and the victims «First of all, it should be clearly explained to the players themselves and their families exactly why they cannot play for the national team. So that they can, if interested, protect themselves. I can not imagine that I was punished and not told what I did wrong. I think it's completely absurd, — Hasek quotes iSport.cz with reference to Sport. — At the first moment, the words arrogance or cowardice came to my mind. Arrogance in the sense that you said to yourself: «I will not explain anything to anyone, let them accept it's like a fact.» Cowardice in the sense that you said to yourself: «What if something changes? This decision will not please some important people and may backfire on us.» The President of the Czech Hockey Federation, Alois Gadamczyk, said in June that he did not consider the performance of Czech hockey players in the KHL a reason for their expulsion from the national team. «Our democratically elected parliament did not issue a law, prohibiting work in the Russian Federation. In addition, I have not found anything anywhere that citizens of the Czech Republic are not recommended to work in Russia, the letter says. — Alois Gadamchik clearly stated that he does not consider the performance of our hockey players in the KHL something that should exclude them from the national team. Yes, I know that the executive committee has 11 members, and the chairman has only one vote. But I must say that the chairman's statement in June sent a clear signal to the players that they can go to the KHL and do not need to worry that they will not be able to represent the country. «Hashek demanded a clear explanation of the situation:» With this letter, I urge you explain to our public and punished players exactly and, most importantly, clearly what they did wrong and why you removed them from the national team.»
