Rotenberg – about the IIHF: there is a mafia, figuratively speaking. Without Russia, they will soon be bankrupt

SKA Head Coach and First Vice President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation Roman Rotenberg said that Russia does not participate in international competitions for international exports.

“Will the IIHF congress in May turn out to be fateful, when it will be possible to vote for the return of Russia and Belarus? There is in the sample the meaning of the mafia, to say the least. I will not wait for the event, all the wonderful cases of who it is – which today do not meet us. But here you need to think about the coverage of the global safety net. Without Russia, absolutely everything collapsed. See how the sports level has fallen. They don’t even have the motivation to play against each other.

The Finns have taken over Russia as much as possible, it’s in their blood. But pay attention to what is happening with the Finnish team now. She plays worse and worse – both U16 and U18. Because their motivator is Russia. This has been the case culturally and historically.

When all the figures are observed in the international federation, they notice that their tickets have collapsed, that there is no income. In fact, they will soon be bankrupt. This is true. And they have a simple choice – either they go bankrupt or they return Russia. Because you have to be honest. And we need to think about the coverage of all hockey. And now the IIHF has collapsed all commercial plans. Everyone knows this, information on income and expenses is open, you can see it in the sources.

Therefore, we very much expect the IIHF to take a reasonable approach to this issue. We need to think about the main storage facilities of different countries, ”the Match TV website quoted Rotenberg as saying.

We remind you that earlier the President of the International Ice Hockey Federation, Luc Tardif, said that at the IIHF congress in Finland at the end of May, a decision would be made to hold the Russian Championship and all the 2023/2024 Ice Hockey World Championships.