The National Hockey League (NHL) secured its own interests by refusing to participate in the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, the level of the Olympic tournament after this decision will significantly decrease. This was stated by the former goalkeeper of the Russian national team Ilya Bryzgalov, whose words are quoted by "Championship".
“Yes, maybe this is selfish and unfair to the fans of world hockey, but they must first of all take care of themselves, the financial well-being of the league and the health of the staff,” said Bryzgalov.
Zhamnov called the steps of the national team's headquarters after the NHL refused to participate in the Olympic Games-2022. Hockey According to him, it cannot be said that someone in this situation made the right or wrong decision. “But, of course, everyone wanted the NHL players to be at the Olympics and show top-class hockey, so from the hockey fans’s point of view, this does not seem right,” Bryzgalov added.
The former goalkeeper noted that the level of the Olympic tournament will decrease significantly. “Again there will be a level not even of the World Championship, but the Eurotour. Everything will be gray, wretched, depressing, the players will bark at the puck, ”said Bryzgalov.
On Wednesday, the NHL officially announced that the league's players will not participate in the Olympics. In recent weeks, due to the coronavirus, 50 regular league matches have already been postponed.
The NHL refused to participate in the second Olympics in a row. In 2018, Russian hockey players won the Olympic tournament in Pyeongchang.
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