MOSCOW, Oct 1 Russian players banned from playing in National Hockey League matches (NHL) in Prague will affect their psychological health in the future, says the President of the Czech Ice Hockey Federation Alois Gadamczyk. matches, I would understand this, but the non-admission of individual players will simply violate the psychology of these guys,» sport.cz quotes Gadamchik. relegated matches between the San Jose Sharks and the Nashville Predators. Russian forwards Alexander Barabanov and Yevgeny Svechnikov play in the «sharks», Yakov Trenin plays for the «predators». On September 22, a source said that the NHL has agreements to hold matches in the Czech Republic and does not expect obstacles for Russian hockey players to participate in them. If they arise, the league will not hold scheduled matches in the Czech Republic, and the clubs will play at home. The NHL season starts with meetings within the Global Series in Prague on October 7 and 8.
