Two-time Olympic medalist, Stanley Cup finalist, board member of the Russian Hockey Federation Pavel Bure expressed the opinion that it is wrong to assess the level of development of hockey in the country after the defeat of the Russian national team of Canada (1: 2 OT) in the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
“I understand that there is now a huge wave of disappointment, and I am also extremely upset by the defeat. But now we have to understand the reason, without emotions or hysterics to understand what is what, – quotes TASS Bure. “You cannot draw any conclusions about the development of hockey for a separate tournament. The Swedish national team has not left the group at all, but no one is saying that hockey is underdeveloped in this country.”
“We don’t need to take drastic steps now, but to calmly prepare for the Olympics. Changing coaches is not a way out of the situation, but mistakes need to be corrected. Understand why players are the KHL could not become leaders, why in overtime [в формате] “Three by three” released such a combination of hockey players. There are a lot of questions, but everything can be solved, we have to face them with a cool head, ”he added.
The World Cup semi-finals will host the USA – Canada and Finland – Germany matches. The semi-finals will take place on June 5, the third-place match and the final on June 6.
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