KAZAN, January 25, Adela Ziatdinova. The only five-time Cup winner Gagarin Danis Zaripov said that many professional hockey players do not use Russian hockey sticks because of a stereotype and asked the Russian Hockey Federation (RHF) to help promote domestic equipment.
On Wednesday, FHR General Director Dmitry Kurbatov said that the import substitution system in this sport practically does not function, since most athletes prefer foreign-made equipment and equipment.
“»They don’t use much in the KHL. We do some work with players, we offer it to everyone, but few people trust the Russian product, but we don’t despair, we continue to work. We focus on youth, on juniors, let’s hope that more and more «More juniors will pick up our product and give positive feedback. We will be very grateful to the state support and support of the Russian Hockey Federation if they recommend our product, help promote it and purchase it,» Zaripov said.
Zaripov founded the Zaryad factory in 2016, which is the only manufacturer of clubs in Russia.
“»I heard from many professionals who play with our clubs that there is no significant difference, they are all similar to each other. There is probably just a stereotype that if it is Russian, it means not very good. Many do not even bother to try» , Zaripov noted.