Vegas player Barbashev praised the ban on taking the Stanley Cup to Russia with the words “I don’t care”
The Russian striker of the Vegas Golden Knights, playing in the National Hockey League (NHL), Ivan Barbashev appreciated the ban on bringing the Stanley Cup to Russia. His words are quoted by AP News.
“Honestly, I do not care. I don’t think the Cup will go to Russia because it didn’t get there last year. This is what it is, so I don’t really think about it, ”Barbashev said.
Vegas defeated the Dallas Stars in the sixth game of the final series of the NHL Western Conference playoffs and advanced to the final stage of the tournament. There the club will play against the Florida Panthers, which turned out to be stronger than the Carolina Hurricanes in the East (4-0). The final series starts on June 4 at 03:00 Moscow time.
In June 2022, the NHL announced a ban on Russian Stanley Cup champions from bringing the trophy home. Then the league added that in the future the players will have such an opportunity.
Source: Lenta
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