Russian hockey players lost to the Canadian team in the quarterfinals of the World Cup. Such a result angered many fans, including a two-time Olympic champion Alexander Kozhevnikov. In his opinion, the game of our hockey players resembled a "department of soft toys". "Look, no one under the puck is lying down, in the defense in general, some department of soft toys, no one in the board did not hit, do not meet" - quoted by RIA Novosti,. At the same time Kozhevnikov stressed that if the players do not have enough skill, they should compensate for this with dedication and dedication, but "this is not yet visible". "Results of the Russian national team - long ago bell.

It is necessary to review the entire system of training of players, the work of the entire KHL, "he added.. Olympic champion believes that the loss of the team almost 16th NHL team is a real indicator of the strength of our hockey players.

Kozhevnikov admitted that he was hurt by such an annoying defeat to his main rivals. Recall, the Russian national ice hockey team won Olympic gold in Pyeongchang, but at the World Cup in Denmark failed in the quarterfinal despite the fact that the group beat the opponents at 7-0.