The tactics of canceling matches due to the detection of coronavirus in team members could make the youth ice hockey world championship meaningless. Now the whole world is in difficult circumstances, and the organizers of the competition had to think through everything in advance, said on Wednesday, December 29, the honored coach of Russia in hockey Vladimir Plushev.
“I really don’t really understand why the whole team should be removed from the game. Why can’t people who have passed a positive test be quarantined, and let others play without them? This is not very clear to me. If this continues, then all this loses any meaning, because if someone gets sick in the finale, will they have to cancel it? The people who made the decision to hold the World Cup should have foreseen this and thought of everything in advance. The teams are deprived of the opportunity to play, “Plyushchev said in an interview with Sport-Express.
So the honored coach commented on the cancellation of the Russia-Slovakia match, which was supposed to take place on December 30 at 00:30 (Moscow time), but was canceled due to a positive test for COVID-19 from striker Matvey Michkov. The Russian national team was awarded a technical defeat in the match with Slovakia with a score of 0: 1.
The World Youth Championship is held in Canada from December 26, 2021 to January 5, 2022. Matches are held in Edmonton and Red Deer. The Russian national team plays in Group B with teams from Sweden, USA, Slovakia and Switzerland.
Source: IZ
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