MOSCOW, Sep 21, Andrey Senchenko. First Vice-President of the Russian Hockey Federation (FHR) Roman Rotenberg called the media information about the performance of the Russian team at the World Cup 2024 mythical. Earlier, North American journalists reported that Russian hockey players could compete in the tournament without using the national flag and anthem. «We now need official information. We are ready to play, this is important tournament. But there are no details yet. When they appear, we will discuss everything with the National Hockey League (NHL). Now it is premature to talk about this. The information that is being circulated now is mythical. The FHR is ready and wants to take part in the organization. So it was would be correct. But NHL players are legally under the control of the league trade union. All the cards are in their hands. Will we allow them to use the naming of the Russian national team? For this we need negotiations. We will express our position on them, » — Rotenberg told reporters. «If we now bring together the best hockey players in Russia and Canada, then the face-to-face series would end with a victorious score for us. At the World Cup in Toronto, we handed out individual plans for everyone, but some players failed to work on themselves, while the Canadians were very prepared. If we prepare well, we can win,” he added.
