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Kolobkov said that Russian hockey players showed a good game in the final of the MFM

1/5/2020, 10:04:20 PM

Russian Minister of Sports Pavel Kolobkov commented on the Russian team winning the silver medals of the 2020 World Hockey Championship among players under 20 years old.


“Thanks to the teams for the bright and exciting finale. The Russian team was not able to realize their opportunities for victory, but at the same time, our young hockey players showed a good game. I think the guys in our youth hockey team will contribute to the development and promotion of hockey, ”said Kolobkov.

The Russian team in the final match lost to Canada with a score of 3: 4. Canadians managed to realize two of the majority of eight, while Valery Bragin's wards - only one out of six. At the same time, in terms of the number of shots and face-offs won, Russian hockey players surpassed their opponents - 30:38 and 28:32, respectively.

Earlier, Valery Kamensky expressed the opinion that the Russian team lost in the final of the MFM due to deletions.