What they write in the Czech Republic about the withdrawal of the flight team from Canada – they blame the Russian youth team

Not only was the World Junior Championship canceled in Canada midway through the tournament, but difficulties persist now as teams attempt to return home. For example, on a flight carrying the Swedish national team, one of the passengers had a cardiac arrest. The national team doctor evacuated him and the plane had to make an emergency landing in Iceland. The national teams of Russia and the Czech Republic, which could not leave Calgary at all, faced even greater problems.

And although the claims of the airline employees took place against both teams – the Czechs, for example, took beer with them – the Czech media only blame our team for everything.

“The Russians are responsible for everything”

“The departure of the Czechs from the MFM was postponed – they were removed from the plane due to the behavior of drunken Russians. Another difficulty was encountered by the Czech national team after one of the players took a positive test to the coronavirus, and the MFM was canceled. The whole team was dropped off the plane at home. As national team manager Otakar Cerny says, the Russians, who were supposed to be flying on the same flight, are to blame for everything,” writes Isport.cz.

However, after half an hour there were more in place of those words on the site, and there was no mention of drunk Russians. Here’s what the new version looks like: “A strange case after the horrors of the MFM – the Czechs were kicked off the plane because of the behavior of the Russians. As if it weren’t enough that budding hockey players were deprived of the opportunity to demonstrate their skills in the main youth tournament. The departure from Calgary was accompanied by incidents to discover. The players had to stay in Canada for another day due to the Russian team’s inappropriate behavior at the airport. Why? “Our sweatshirts look alike with them,” Cerny said.

Sadness, disappointment, unintelligible words full of anger. The feelings of the players of the Czech national team after the cancellation of the MFM have become even worse. Especially for those playing in Europe. This awkward episode fits perfectly into the outline of the end of the MFM. To the poor safety conditions of the players, which led to positive tests and the eventual cancellation of the tournament, is now added the story of the gray jerseys.

“A postman called “Russians” intervened

“It seems impossible! The team of young Czechs was dropped from the plane by the fault of the Russians. It looks like a fictional New Year’s story that was made up under severe alcohol intoxication. Unfortunately, it is not the case. Sadly, this is a cruel end to an already unprecedented chain of events at the MFM in Canada. The Czech national team was dropped from the plane, they will not return home for the New Year.

Most of the team – staff and players playing in Europe – boarded a bus in Edmonton and traveled to Calgary, from where they were to fly to Frankfurt. Sounds simple enough, right? It was not even necessary to make transfers, at the German airport the team would have boarded a bus which would have taken them home.

Everything would have been simple if the so-called “Russian” postman had not intervened.

The Air Canada plane was supposed to carry the teams from the Czech Republic, Russia and Finland to Europe, but only one team flew. Finnish.

“Our conscience is good, I am convinced that our players did not break any rules, the flight attendants did not make any remarks to one of ours about the incorrect wearing of a mask. Some Russians, at the contrary, did not wear a mask at all, which angered some Canadian passengers, who complained to the flight attendants.Another difficulty at this MFM, but we are glad that the situation has already been resolved. As a result, we will stay in Canada for another day,” said Cerny, manager of the Czech national team.

The plane finally took off from Calgary with a three-hour delay. Unfortunately, this is not the first incident with the Russian team in recent years. After winning the MFM-2011 in Buffalo, they celebrated so much that they were also removed from the plane in a weakened state. “They were so drunk that some of them had to be carried on the bus,” said the driver of the bus that took the team to the airport.

Well, another country, other customs.

“The Russians have sent a nice invitation to the next MFM, which they will host in Novosibirsk and Omsk,” writes Hokej.cz.