Gennady Kurdin, winner of the World Youth Championship-79, complained about the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), which disqualified Russian national team goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov. The two-time winner of the "gold" of the USSR championship accused the organization of not taking the representatives of the Russian Federation as people.

This was stated by Kurdin in an interview with the Match TV propaganda channel. He called on the Russian Hockey Federation not to obey the decision of the IIHF, which banned Fedotov from the ice until the end of the year and also called for the suspension of athletes from the Russian Federation concessions from the aggressor country.

"Honestly, do we still need to follow their rules? It's not like they follow them themselves. We make concessions here and do something, but they disqualify us and we don't perform anywhere. If they don't take us as human beings, we don't have to follow their rules. I agree that we should not obey their rules. We are not being held to anything at all. They slap us on one cheek and we turn the other! Why? We need to take a tough stance," Kurdin said.

It should be noted that Fedotov was disqualified for signing a contract with CSKA Moscow while having an agreement with the Philadelphia Flyers National Hockey League (NHL) club. It should be noted that the Russian national team goalkeeper has agreed to move to the American team in May 2022.

The hockey player was detained and forcibly drafted into the Russian army. It is assumed that the athlete was sent to the Russian Armed Forces on purpose to prevent him from moving to an NHL club. At the same time, CSKA Moscow concluded a parallel agreement with Ivan.

As reported by OBOZREVATEL, two-time Olympic champion Vyacheslav Fetisov threw a real tantrum over the disqualification of Ivan Fedotov, calling for sticking the decision of the IIHF "up in their *ss"

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