Hasek refused to congratulate the Russian goalie on his 390th NHL victory

MOSCOW, March 4. Two-time Stanley Cup winner, Olympic champion in the Czech national hockey team Dominik Hasek refused to congratulate the Russian goalkeeper of the Florida Panthers on the 390th victory of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Earlier, Bobrovsky went to 15 1st place in victories among goalkeepers and overtook Hasek, who has 389 matches won.
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"Under normal circumstances, I would congratulate him. Due to the current situation, I intend to avoid various such comments — regarding both the NHL and especially Russian athletes,” championat.com quotes Hasek.

In February 2022, Hasek called on the NHL to suspend the contracts of Russian players from -for the situation in Ukraine. In the summer of the same year, Hasek proposed putting Czechs in prison for 15 years for working in Russia. In 2023, Hasek criticized the NHL All-Star Game as «an advertisement for Russian aggression» and said the league had «hit rock bottom.» NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman later said that Hasek's latest statements regarding the league's policy towards Russian players hardly reflect the position of the Czech people and the country's authorities.