Claude Julien struggled to answer the question about the most beloved Russian hockey player and named several players, none of whom are active
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Canadian National Hockey Team Head Coach Claude Julien said RIA Novosti, who cannot name a favorite Russian hockey player, and listed several Russians with whom he had a positive work experience.
“I don’t even know if I can pick my favorite Russian player from the ones I’ve worked with. I met Andrei Markov in Montreal very young and already at the end of his North American career, – said Julien. “Aleksey Kovalev was amazing, his talent goes beyond the limits of this world.” He also named Sergei Brylin from New Jersey. “Yes, I have only had a good experience with the Russians,” he added.
Previously, Agent Dan Milstein on Twitter criticized Julien for the massive exodus of Russian-speaking players from his Montreal coach (2017-2021), adding the phrase “it seems the coach doesn’t like the Russians”. He then deleted the message, but continued criticize the coach, noting that before his arrival, Montreal was the “most Russian-speaking” club in the NHL, and in less than a year of his work, almost every player left the team – leader and captain at long term Andrey Markov, Alexey Emelin, Alexey Galchenyuk, Alexander Radulov, Mikhail Sergachev, Nikita Nesterov, Nikita Shcherbak.
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