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On Tuesday, an extraordinary meeting of the Council Directors of the CHL, following which it became clear that the limit on foreign players will affect all foreign players, including players of the Eurasian Economic Union (Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan). As the president of the KHL Dmitry Chernyshenko, the limit of 5 players in the application for the match, including the goalkeeper, saved, but the club was allowed to keep the 7 players in the application season. Thus, they do not have to prematurely break off contracts with foreigners, paying them the penalty. The current regulations on the number and status of foreign players will act the next 2 years. After the meeting, members of the Board of Directors of the league had polar views on the compromise reached with the Ministry of Sports of Russia.
– We are not satisfied with the decision of the Board of Directors of the CHL, – said the Minister of Internal Affairs of Belarus, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Minsk “Dynamo “Igor Shunevich. – I appreciate the changes occurring today as a compromise. But it is a compromise concerning the Russian hockey, but not Belarus.
The head of the Interior Ministry of Belarus does not want his countrymen sued the Eurasian Economic Union on the CHL and the Ministry of Sports of Russia.
– the Court – is an extreme measure, I am categorically opposed to solve the problem so sports – said Shunevich. – But it is the right of each player, a citizen of the Republic of Belarus or Russian citizen. If they sit on the bench, but this is an option. The consequences are well-known – the lack of match practice with our players.
The President of the Magnitogorsk “Metallurgist” Viktor Rashnikov said the decision of the Board of Directors arranged.
– How to play and will play: on the court will be five foreign players, clubs and those who said Belarusians will leave them at home, so as not to suffer losses – said Rashnikov.
According to him deputy Gennady Velichkina, the limit on foreign players do not complicate the situation of the Russian clubs in comparison with other countries in the CHL (Finnish “Jokerit” Riga “Dinamo” Astana “Barys” Minsk “Dynamo”), which does not extend the limit on foreign players.
– Let’s not touch this topic until the Russian clubs took first place in the CHL – said vice-president of “Magnitogorsk”. – We currently know this complexity, as do the Gagarin Cup final played against the Czech “Leo” in 2014 and won a very difficult confrontation. Now there is a very strong contender, “Jokerit” – well, not in the East plays. So I would wait for the conclusions to the point where no Russian clubs will play each other in the conference finals.
A more categorical was the vice-president of the Russian Hockey Federation Roman Rotenberg.
– Why Russian clubs will be weaker ?! – Firmly said Rothenberg. – Do you think that our players weaker ?! We have weak players ?! I believe that we have a lot of good players, there are 60 candidates for the Russian national team, and they may impose any foreign competition players. Clubs half years ago we were aware of the situation with a limit on foreign players, when the Presidential Council for Physical Culture and Sport in March 2014 the Head of State clearly stated policy of confidence in the Russian athletes – said Rothenberg. – To suggest that Belarusians can be legionnaires, could for a long time. This issue was raised long ago, if the manager of the club read the news. I do not understand what the conflict here at all. We have the International League, where Russian players are considered to be Russians and foreign players – foreigners. It’s simple.
In turn, Shunevich believes that problems with employment of Belarusian hockey players affected because of the limit will not be.
– There Minsk “Dynamo”, and have, in addition to him, is the CHL clubs that can provide good practice Belarusian guys, – said the head of the Interior Ministry of Belarus.
He refused to comment on the words of the chairman of the Ice Hockey Federation of Belarus Igor Raczkowski , said in August about a possible withdrawal from the CHL in Minsk “Dynamo” because of the situation with the status of Belarusian hockey players. Shunevich also commented on the situation in Belarus with the arrested leaders of the Minsk “Dynamo”. Recall that in August, the club’s general director Maxim Subbotkin and genmenedzher Vladimir Berazhkou were taken into custody on charges of embezzlement through abuse of office. In late August, the Belarusian media with reference to the Investigative Committee of Belarus reported that Berazhkou frankly pleaded guilty and is going to ask for a pardon from President Alexander Lukashenko.
– salt in the wound is not sypte, please – asked Shunevich, responding to a question about the request for clemency. – Yes, there is such a factor. I think certainty in this matter will the courts.
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