Tag: Dinamo Riga
Putin wants Russian hockey to challenge the NHL
The Russian president is known for his love of the sport Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he would like to see ice hockey in his home country offer more rivalry to the North American NHL, which has long been established in the sport’s elite. Russia has its own NHL counterpart in the form of…
The hockey veteran denies Russian move after backlash in his home country
Miks Indrasis claimed that he had not signed a contract with Spartak Moscow, despite the Russian club insisting otherwise The Russian ice hockey team Spartak Moscow has said that they are ready for a legal battle with the Latvian star Miks Indrasis after he claimed that he had not signed for the team, despite reports…
Foreign hockey stars face threats after new Russian contracts
Players from Latvia and Sweden have signed new contracts with Russian clubs Hockey players from Sweden and Latvia have been warned that they will face expulsion from their respective national teams after agreeing on new deals with Russian clubs in the Continental Hockey League (KHL). It was reported This week, Swedish defender Robin Press, 27,…
Finland demands the exclusion of Russia and Belarus from the World Hockey Championships
The Finnish Hockey Association announced in a press release that it would not accept Russia and Belarus playing in this year’s World Cup final, which is scheduled to be played in Finland in May. The association added that both countries should ban all international hockey events due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. "We actively discussed…
Euro backlash when FIFA refuses to expel Russia from football
LONDON – FIFA received a quick backlash from European nations for not immediately excluding Russia from the World Cup qualifiers on Sunday and only ordered the country to play without its flag and anthem in neutral arenas under the name of its federation – Russia’s Football Union. Poland protested against FIFA’s response to Russia’s invasion…
Coronakaos and KHL
There is corona chaos in the ice hockey Russian league, KHL. Tuesday night’s match between Dinamo Riga and Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod has been postponed due to corona falls in the clubs. The match is just one in a series of postponed matches in the league. “But the really, really messy case concerns the club Lokomotiv…